With the rise of Italian sportswear we’ve seen a trend die, thank goodness. Remember tote bags? Those things that you carry Fritos and LARP campaign manuals in? Yep, I haven’t seen one float across my dashboard in sometime either. I never was a particular fan of tote bags as they seem effeminate. However, Sam Franklin thinks that they are great. We recently had a debate via email over their merits.

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 11:25 AM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

what do you think about a post about tote bags i think that they are great and very useful to carry stuff in and every man should own one as their an essential

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 5:09 PM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

I personally think that tote bags suck. I don’t think I’m comfortable letting you post about them if I don’t actually like them.

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 5:10 PM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

what you think that all my ideas suck and you never let me post about them i know about these things than you do just let me take care of it there are so many merits to tote bags why wont you see that

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 8:22 PM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

What merits? Name them.

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 8:23 PM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

you can put all sorts of stuff in them and their rugged and useful and look really cool you can fit really cool stuff like an expresso machine in them and other cool stuff like you could take them to a cool coffee place and be like im really stoic and cool im just going to pull out my old kerowack novel and read it while ppl play mellow music over a bose sound system and the coffee shop babes pour a foam heart in your drink or whatever how they do that

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 11:59 PM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

I’ve seen you with your tote bag and there’s never anything in it.

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:00 AM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

theier is always useful stuff in my bag i caryy lots of useful things in them

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 8:11 AM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

Like what? Can’t you just carry a backpack or briefcase?

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 8:12 AM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

useful things that dont fit in a backpack or briefcase

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 5:39 PM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

Examples please?

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 5:40 PM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

i just took a picture of my rabbit in my totebag you can carry all sorts of things in them

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 7:19 PM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

I didn’t know you had a rabbit. Is it cute?

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 7:20 PM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

yes very cute you should see it you can carry things like rabbits in tote bags

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:02 PM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

So you can carry rabbits and what else?

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:03 PM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

mom has a cat

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:03 PM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

Don’t be dumb. Cats hate riding in tote bags.

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:04 PM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

my moms cat would love riding on tote bags sometimes my mom puts her on her lap when shes driving and pretends the cat is driving its really funny but then after awhile the cat gets mad and hisses and tries to jump out the window if its down it actually happened once but we stopped the car and found the cat she was hiding in a tree and was mad at mom so i had to get her down

From: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:34 PM
To: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com

I’m definitely not letting you write about tote bags. They’re just not that useful and look like a purse.

John Lugg

From: stylepro138492039@hotmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:35 PM
To: guidetobadtaste@gmail.com

want me to send you that picture of my rabbit in my tote

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So there you have it. Tote bags are great for carrying rabbits around in.

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