It’s Not a Purse
Marty July 24th, 2009
I went to see a movie yesterday. I don’t know when I started this, but maybe 30 years ago, I would take my birthday off from work and go to see a movie. I should have kept track of the movies, it would have been an interesting list.
I’ve taken to carrying around a bag most of the time I go out. Depending on what I’m up to, the bag might have a camera in it, my laptop computer, a book, some magic props, and sometimes lunch. I carried this bag to the theater.
As I was leaving, a fellow movie-goer noticed the bag and asked whether it was a purse or a satchel. I just laughed.
I went to see The Hangover, a comedy, just the right thing for an afternoon. One of the characters returns to the hotel room where the other characters are gathered and has a bag over his shoulder. One guy calls it a purse, the guy who bought it says it’s a satchel. Later on an over the top gay Chinese guy calls it a purse.