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Grex > Agora41 > #41: Men and genetic males type survey question. | |
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bdh3
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Men and genetic males type survey question.
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Mar 30 09:21 UTC 2002 |
Where do you carry your wallet? A recent plot element of a broadcast
TV show had a driver removing wallet on a long drive. I didn't 'get it'
as I have as long as I remember have always carried my wallet in the
right front pocket. So genetic males only, where do you carry your
wallet and why?
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md
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response 1 of 119:
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Mar 30 13:13 UTC 2002 |
When I'm wearing 'civilian' clothes, my 'wallet' is really just a small
leather 'fold' that can hold my driver's license, NRA membership card,
health insurance 'ID', and a couple of credit cards. I carry it in my
right front pocket. Less easy to 'lift' when you're in places like
Brazil, where I first learned not to carry it in a 'back' pocket, and
supposedly easier on the spine and it's surrounding 'tissues' as well.
If I have any cash left after the kids are through with me, I carry
it 'loose' in my left front pocket. Seldom more that 1K$US
When I'm dressed like an 'adult' for whatever purpose,
usually 'business' travel, my 'wallet' is a long slim leather 'fold'
that holds my passport, my driver's license, my credit cards, my health
insurance 'ID', my cash, and a few 'other' things. I carry it in the
inside left-hand pocket of a gray suit where if I'm careful it
is 'invisible'.
Now, will somone in authority here please look at the first line of the
previous paragraph. You will probably see that the line is unnaturally
short, ending on the word "purpose." This sometimes happens on
Backtalk when the next line contains quotation marks. Why? [If the
line doesn't look like that, never mind.]
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keesan
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response 2 of 119:
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Mar 30 13:51 UTC 2002 |
Jim puts everything in his backpack including the wallet and about 20 other
pounds of tools and floppy disks.
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scott
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response 3 of 119:
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Mar 30 14:06 UTC 2002 |
I keep my wallet in my left rear pocket, although on the (very!) rare
occasions when I wear a suit I might carry it in the inside breast pocket.
If I'm in a situation where I worry about pickpockets I'll move it to a front
pocket, but usually the front pockets are already full of keys, change, and
geek tools.
I also keep my wallet from accumulating too much clutter (receipts mostly)
and I ended up making my own out of canvas to avoid unnecessary thickness and
complexity.
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gelinas
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response 4 of 119:
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Mar 30 14:31 UTC 2002 |
I used to carry my wallet in my right rear pocket. Then I started
experiencing the unpleasantnesses alluded to above: spiky, tingly pain
in my right leg, numbness, and other, similar, expressions of too much
pressure on a nerve. One response to that was to remove my wallet before
a long drive. Eventually, I found another solution. I carry cash change
in a money clip and loose change in one front trouser pocket and keys
and knife in the other front trouser pocket. My comb is where my wallet used
to be: right rear pocket.
Other things get carried where possible.
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rcurl
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response 5 of 119:
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Mar 30 16:01 UTC 2002 |
Look how quickly people divulge personal information about where they
carry their valuables. You would think that 9/11 hadn't happened.
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ea
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response 6 of 119:
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Mar 30 16:11 UTC 2002 |
/me fails to see how 9/11 has anything at all to do with this
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jazz
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response 7 of 119:
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Mar 30 16:30 UTC 2002 |
Right front pocket, for the reasons listed above.
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danr
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response 8 of 119:
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Mar 30 17:47 UTC 2002 |
Sometimes the right rear pocket, sometimes a jacket pocket, sometimes
the right front pocket, sometimes my brief case, sometimes I leave it
home and just carry some cash and a credit card.
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swargler
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response 9 of 119:
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Mar 30 18:40 UTC 2002 |
I've always carried my wallet in my right rear pocket. However, I think I'm
going to switch to a thinner wallet with less contained in it and keep it in
my left front pocket (keys in right). That sounds like a better way. I
wouldn't normally want to carry it off my body like in a backpack. I hope
no terrorist wallet thieves are reading this.
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mcnally
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response 10 of 119:
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Mar 30 20:39 UTC 2002 |
Left rear pocket, unless I'm in a crowded touristy place (in which case I
use my best judgment as to which is the most secure pocket on whatever I
happen to be wearing.)
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md
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response 11 of 119:
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Mar 30 21:19 UTC 2002 |
#5: Al Qaeda operatives are always asking people, "Where does Rane Curl
keep his wallet?" You are wise not to disclose it. I had no idea you
were that important. ;-)
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jep
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response 12 of 119:
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Mar 30 21:20 UTC 2002 |
Left rear pocket, but I put it in a coat pocket or the glove
compartment if it gets uncomfortable while driving.
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oval
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response 13 of 119:
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Mar 30 22:03 UTC 2002 |
i carry my wallet in my right cheek rear pocket that contains ID and other
useful cards. i keep my money in my front pocket. if i'm wearing something
with no pockets i'll keep it all in my coat pocket. if it's summer i carry
a small cordoroy <-sp? drawstring sachel with wallet and tobacco etc. i'm a
female and i wonder why i'm not supposed to be participating.
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keesan
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response 14 of 119:
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Mar 30 23:01 UTC 2002 |
Maybe we females should start an item about purses and exclude the men.
Men used to carry purses in the seventies.
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oval
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response 15 of 119:
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Mar 30 23:03 UTC 2002 |
briefcases could be considered to be purses..
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danr
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response 16 of 119:
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Mar 31 01:49 UTC 2002 |
I keep my briefs in my briefcase.
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janc
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response 17 of 119:
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Mar 31 01:52 UTC 2002 |
I've always carried my wallet in my front pocket. It's always been a big
bulky thing. I've never understood why anyone would want to sit on it. Yick.
Lately I've shift to wearing almost exclusively canvas work pants. These tend
to have cavernous front pockets. I can carry messes of stuff without having
to put anything in the back pockets.
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janc
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response 18 of 119:
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Mar 31 01:55 UTC 2002 |
By the way, although I always carry my wallet in my front pocket, I still
sometimes remove it before getting into a car. This mainly happens if I'm
going to have to pay a parking attendent. I'm a tall person in a small car,
and getting my wallet out of my pocket while I'm belted in is a substantial
gymnastic exercise. Better to get it out before I get into the car.
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jp2
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response 19 of 119:
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Mar 31 02:12 UTC 2002 |
Inside pocket of my jacket.
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mdw
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response 20 of 119:
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Mar 31 02:23 UTC 2002 |
I used to keep my wallet in my left back pocket. I realized this was
doing unpleasant things to my posture, was uncomfortable, and was
destroying pants, so I've taken to keeping the wallet in my backpack
most often. If I'm paying tolls and such on the highway, I may instead
put it in an indented "coin well" just behind the hand brake lever in my
car, where it's easy to reach. In winter, if I end up shopping
somewhere where it's inconvenient to put the wallet in the backpack, I
may put it in my coat pocket, or if I'm not wearing a coat, my back left
pants pocket. In summer, if I'm riding the motorcycle, it may end up in
one of the pockets of the aerostich.
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bru
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response 21 of 119:
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Mar 31 04:29 UTC 2002 |
right rear pocket. always have, always will.
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rcurl
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response 22 of 119:
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Mar 31 04:49 UTC 2002 |
I presume that md is asserting in #11 that he considers himself of no
importance whatsoever, and hence carries his walnet on a cord around his
neck.
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gelinas
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response 23 of 119:
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Mar 31 05:21 UTC 2002 |
I thought about the issues touched in #5 and so moderated my response.
Re the ladies: In general, y'all don't carry wallets in trouser pockets.
Even wearing jeans, most women carry a purse. So they wouldn't have direct
experience. Still, there are always exceptions. ;)
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brighn
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response 24 of 119:
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Mar 31 05:44 UTC 2002 |
Nine months of the year, I keep my wallet in my coat or jacket pocket. The
summer months, I carry it in my left front pocket.
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