On Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 5:56:43 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-18 3:31 p.m., wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 8:32:30 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >
> >>> We were discussing m.e.n. and their use of handkerchiefs, not me using a hankie.
> >>>
> >> True but why just men? Don't women blow their nose occasionally too? Or
> >> have to wipe off their eyeglasses? No hankie? Women are smarter than
> >> men...they use a Kleenex and toss it out, not stuffed back in their
> >> pockets or purses to keep reusing all day.
> >>
> > I have a special cloth to wipe my glasses that maintains the special coating
> > on the lenses. But if I do have to blow or wipe my nose, I head to a restroom if
> > I'm not at home and rip off a length of toilet paper. At home, I use Kleenex.
> >>
> >> IMO, handkerchiefs are old tech and are an odd thing to use now.
> >>
> > Your narrow thinking; I think you'll find many men that disagree with you. A lot
> > of men would object to carrying around a packet of Kleenex in their pocket as
> > you object to carrying a hanky.
> >
> I don't object to men carrying a hankie and using it to wipe their brow
> or their fingers. What I have trouble with is blowing a bunch of snot
> into it and then sticking it into my pocket.
>
Sicking it into their own pocket is bad enough, but if they stick it into
*your* pocket, that's just wrong.
>
--Bryan