Ah, maybe the critcism of the new design/system is being noticed after all. Paragraph spaces have ...
Ah, maybe the critcism of the new design/system is being noticed after all. Paragraph spaces have returned and edits are working. But why didn't Ciao test it and make sure it worked before installing?
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While awaiting inspiration for a new review, I remembered that this one was overdue for an update. Although I rewrote it a year or so ago for Dooyoo, to include selected items from handbag reviews posted over there, I never got round to revising the Ciao version. So here it is. All the articles mentioned appeared in reviews by women on one site or the other.
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What have I in my handbag? I mustn't tell you lies; In truth the only bags I own Are those beneath my eyes.
You don't need special insight, No expertise in rockets, To guess that, being just a man, I keep stuff in my pockets.
But if I now said: "Nothing! So there, and that’s your lot!" You might not feel satisfied And rate this Helpful – Not.
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In any case, the subject Has made me realise how Much women carry in their bags - On Dooyoo as on Ciao.
Just read the lists they've posted; They might make your eyes pop, Bring gasps from deep within your throat, And cause your jaw to drop.
It's not just keys and hankies, Small change and credit cards; Not so much "handbags" one might say As "portable lumberyards".
Purses abound in every shade: Black; brown from YSL; One, blue, has a pink butterfly Or had till off it fell.
There's lipstick and mascara - Warpaint of every kind - A mobile beauty parlour full, With nothing left behind.
"Hairbrush because I'd lost my comb"; "Comb which I thought I'd lost"; "A bottle of 'Red Door' Perfume." To this there's no riposte!
Plasters, medication And antiseptic cream, Pills to arouse or make one sleep, Perchance to make one dream.
Appointment cards for dentists, Repeat prescriptions too, Tampons, urine samples, And bottles of shampoo.
"Sunbed accelerator cream", (With which one should wear goggles) And "personal product, private" - The imagination boggles!
Sunglasses, contact lenses With full eye-test report And specs and glasses cleaners, Plus torch as last resort.
"Pens/Pencils/Rubber/Ruler" Some unmatched pentops too Staplers and calculators, And squashed-out tubes of glue.
There's mobile phone and diary, Scissors, adhesive tape, Blank envelopes and post-it notes, Alarms (to deter rape).
Disposable types of camera - As yet not thrown away - And batteries and adaptor plugs For use on holiday.
CDs and books and tape cassettes, French Dictionary and bible. "Pinocchio read-along storybook" - It's true; no hint of libel.
Soft toys depicting Winnie Pooh, Conkers and lucky charms, And there's "a cuddly penguin" To comfort babes in arms.
"A picture print thing of a moose", And one of J Timberlake, Cigarettes and chewing-gum Enough to make jaws ache.
"Four sachets of tomato sauce", (To smear on one's French fries?) "A flat bag of prawn cocktail crisps", And even a dead fly.
A teabag and a breakfast bar, Bananas, chewy sweets, An empty Werthers wrapper And many suchlike treats.
A plastic knife and fruit knife, A corkscrew ("gift from fella") A "QVC ring sizer", Earrings and umbrella.
"A pair of knickers and a skirt" A "bobble for hair, and clips," A bra strap and a safety pin, A button and a zip.
A sewing kit for all of those And gloves in various shades - One pair in soft cream leather Another in black suede.
An aerosol of glitter spray, For Halloween attire, An "object - unidentified" - Don't ask, still less enquire.
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So what you might expect to find In kitchen, den or garage, Nursery and bathroom is All lugged around as baggage.
You shouldn't call it just a bag, More of a house with straps; But no matter what it's called, It's quite beyond us chaps.
No wonder that we can't keep up, No pocket could contain Such an array of weaponry, Nor could we stand the strain.
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Alternative version in haiku form:
Here's a review from A man debagged. Handbags help Women wear the pants.
That has made me smile this morning, thankyou. Sometimes I think men get married so they have someone to carry their stuff! I used to have a huge handbag but I downsized and now everyone gets to carry their own junk rather than dumping it on me!
Praski 29.10.2009 23:30
I'm not mad on bags to be honest but I always was a Tom Boy. Super review and actually a lot of thought gone into that piece of work.
Nov 6th, 2004
(Oct 11th, 2009)
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