A set of Supercar Top Trumps Cards
My younger brother and I occasionally get the train home together. He forgets we are in public and spends most journeys pinching me/punching me/slapping anything I'm trying to read out of my hands/making faces at me/making strange noises to get my attention/generally irritating me to the point of fratracide. So I take the top trumps cards to play with him, in order that he behaves.

He is 23 years old, and I am 26.
(Vernie, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 16:15, Reply)

My Brother
...but he ain't heavy!
(Minty Hit, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 16:12, Reply)

Handkerchief
Always needed for runny noses, sneezing into, and coffee-monitor moments. I try not to replace it with a freshly laundered one until the old one has a nice yellow tinge, usually about 3-4 days.

Oh, and stamps - you can never have too many stamps.
( BamaSS, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 16:11, Reply)

Mirror
To check for bogeys.
(Mad McMad, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 16:07, Reply)

Loadsa stuff
USB hard drive, pen, post it notes, iPod, GBA, mobile phone... All of these things are useful, but without my Leatherman, I would be utterly screwed. How else would I open bottles, cut bass strings and take every interesting looking item I come across to bits?

As a teenager, I had a denim jacket that I sewed many patches of metal bands onto. On the left shoulder was an Iron Maiden patch. I left that open at the top so I could carry around a teaspoon for "quick draw" access. One that I had sharpened. And copper plated. Some people considered this a little odd...
(gavD, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 16:06, Reply)

Breasts
I always carry my breasts in funky lingerie and have a smile - for brightening your day (and gettin a free drink) ;) all women do it conciously or not.

i never understand the need for women to take bags with them, wallet (in back pocket f jeans),phone, keys and a lipbalm/vaseline - that's all you need!!if it doesn't go in a pocket,you don't need it!
(fuck_a_duck, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 16:06, Reply)

Just my keys
But I've made it my mission to whittle down all the essentials on to my keyring, which now has the smallest bottle opener, a compass and a usb drive on it. (which shows what a man I am)

Also, why is it girls seem to carry so much change around with them? They never seem to remember it until they get to the front of the mile-long queue.

What goes through their minds?

Laallaalalalalalala what a horrible day it is, I must get some lip balm to cheer me up, cor, that's a long queue, ah well, tralalalalalalala, it's barely moving at all, it'll take me ages to get back to the office, lucky I emailed everyone this morning, drumtetumtetum, I better scowl at this harmless guy to show how annoying queuing in this long queue is, what can be taking everyone so long? they're all so useless, not like me, my cosmo reader's quiz said I was a great multitasker, oh look, my turn now, here you go, here's my lip balm, now why are you looking at me like that? what? Oh yeah, I have to pay, don't I, why is she looking so frustrated? why isn't she helping me get this sack of 1ps and 2ps out of my handbag? when else could I have counted out the money for this lip balm? jees, nobody cares anymore, oh hang on this lipbalm isn't made from yulang-yulang, I'm sure no-one will mind if I just go and swap it quickly...* (Which just shows my chauvinism, mmmm, not making too good an impression here)

*May not apply to all women**
^{**I'm sure Monica Bellucci always has the correct change ready}
(Garnett, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 16:02, Reply)

Besides the usual
like phone, wallet, keys etc i always have a lighter. Neither do I smoke nor am I one of those people who can play with one all day, I just have it on me. Always. It's most useful when doing Sambuca but one day it will prove it's worth.
(fluffytail, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:55, Reply)

Bottle opener
and a ridiculous appetite for alcohol
( SauronWibble I'll hold it, you lick it..., Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:53, Reply)

Packin' heat...
Never leave the house without a Beretta 92F 9mm semi auto in a belt holster on my back. Two spare magazines of ammo in each coat pocket in case I run into a little more trouble than usual. In my car is a HK MP5K with a 30 round magazine under the drivers seat. Spare mags are kept in various spaces all over the car. In the boot is a Spas 12 shotgun with folding stock. In my right boot is a 6 inch combat knife and in my left is a pair of perfectly balanced throwing knives.

Portsmouth high street can be hell.

Oh, and of course phone, keys and wallet.
( gareth_alien will be human again at, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:52, Reply)

Ouch!
It's funny 'cos it's true :O(
( Joliet, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:51, Reply)

Most of the time I carry...
1. a leatherman knife thing
2. a TVBeGone tv switch-off'er
3. a picture of Sid James.
(Chopper3, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:47, Reply)

Joliet
Just because nobody wants to talk to YOU! :-)
(Minty Hit, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:46, Reply)

Mobile Phones
Plenty of people say they won't go anywhere without their mobile phones or they would be naked without it.

Get to soddery you muppets! Your clothes won't suddenly disappear if you don't have your phone. The world will not fall apart because your mate cannot call you and say "I'm just walking into the pub, whereabouts are you sat?". It's just a sodding telephone which Satan himself put on this earth!
( Joliet, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:42, Reply)

In my car
Most of the time my car has in it

sleeping bag
double airbed
pump for airbed
first aid kit
badminton rackets
(loquis, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:42, Reply)

a naked picture of











your mum
(you're all a bunch of twats anyway, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:41, Reply)

used bus and train tickets
...no matter how many I throw away I always seem to have more of them on me. Some of the thicker cardboard tickets make a good roach so I guess they have a purpose!
Oh and I always have my clothes on me when I go out. Won't make THAT mistake again.....
( sneep used to date Freddie Starr's hamster, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:40, Reply)

A blue bandana
You know, the ones that you see yokels wear around their necks or bikers wear them on their heads.

What do I do? I wrap it around my wrist.

Badgers only know why!
( Joliet, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:39, Reply)

My purple bag...
My most favourite thing next to my blankie. It currently contains (but new rotations are necessary from time to time):
my wallett, my work keys, my house keys, 'On the Road' by Jack Kerouac, 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' by Douglas Adams, a notebook, my (unused) diary, my umbrella, a hairbrush, hair conditioner (big bottle, can't be bovvered decanting), honey and blistex lip balm, two kinds of temple balm, headache ointment, vitamin pills, pain pills, mobile, two copies of mx, catfood, a necklace, my fountain pen and a spare cartridge, two chin-rests (violin and viola), ipod, deoderant, hair crocodile, shredded toilet paper planted by my cats, tissues, a leter from the bank and my sister. Two winning scratchies for 4 and 6 bucks. Receipts from the IGA.
I am ready for anything. I could run away from home at any time, and this makes the journey to work on a promising-to-be deadly boring thursday morn far more interesting knowing I have a swag...
(spida, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:37, Reply)

I'm posting this from Belgo on Kingsway
No really, I swear it! I have a De Koninick beer next to me and I'm very probably going to have another.

How is that relevant? I hear you cry (or is it the beer creeping upon me?)

Well I always have my laptop with me (including usb, firweire, ethernet cables etc.) . Wherever I go, be it to the supermarket, a friend's house, anywhere; I always take my PowerBook! It kind of freaked my girlfriend for a while, but 3 years later she's used to it.

It's useful for posting to b3ta from random locations. Sho shup ut... anyone want a beer, get down to Belgo on Kingsway NOW and I'll buy you one. I'm in the red shirt.
(Woodgie is back, but for how long?, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:35, Reply)

sob
My late kitten's collar. (for full traumatic story see Last Time You Cried QOTW).

Still hurtin'
(bluebiscuit, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:34, Reply)

Well, wouldn't you?
My mate Peter, throughout his whole school career, would wear a safety pin attached to the front of his blazer.

Any enquiries as to what the heck / bloody hell / fuck it was doing there (and there were plenty) resulted in little but a knowing look in reply. Or a cavalcade of obscenities, depending on what mood he was in.

One day in the 5th form a bunch of us were pissing around in the woods out back of the playing fields, and somebody got a splinter in their hand. I looked at it, little bit nasty and trapped right inside the skin. I said "what you need now is a sa...."

Everything stopped and as one, we all turned to Peter who was proudly proffering his safety pin with a big shit eating grin on his face.

He'd waited six years for this moment.

I slapped the pin out of his hand, we kicked him into a ditch and pissed on him. The fucking cunt.
(Ali Bongo 9000 Ali Bongo 9000, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:31, Reply)

keys with a twist.
its a ski pass. on my key ring (read carabina)

some arse burgled me, and when the letting agents replaced the door, i insisted on a more sturdy locking system.

so they put two latches on the front door, about two foot apart.

which means i now have one key on one of those retractable ski pass thingies.

rather a long post for such an inane subject, sorry

(edit)i wasnt arse burgled, some 'arsehole' burgled me.
(magictorch, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:29, Reply)

I always carry
this huge chip on my shoulder
(loquis, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:29, Reply)

let's see.. nowt that interesting really..
Wallet,drivers license, mobile, address of friend in London, ancient condoms I would only ever use if I absolutely had to, tissues, lip balm, and 'fluffy bi' badge. Oh yes, and stamps - they're always useful.

in my bag.. Cat 5 crossover cable, swiss army cybertool, Red n Black book, fiction book, cheque book, nail buffer, nail file and some change.

Best 'interesting stuff carried' moment : showing my immense psychic skills by producing a can opener when one was required at work.. (I'd brought some tuna in for lunch..)

And in the car.. t shirt, pants and socks. You don't want to go out walking without a change of clothes :) (this is probably a far too self identifying post..)
(EssY, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:24, Reply)

Keys on a
loop of string, attached to my belt which has got a special key-holding clip.

It's one of the best things I've ever bought since I always used to lose my keys, but now have them safely tied to myself. I recommend investing in one.

I also always have with me a wallet, watch and mobile phone.
(MSB Load universe into cannon. Aim at brain. Fire., Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:21, Reply)

A diary the size and weght of five house bricks
I've tried smaller ones and little, convenient digital thingies but I always lose the buggers.

This diary has given my spine a permanent twist to the right where I carry my handbag, so I know that if everything is slanted the other way I've tried to leave it somewhere and need to go back and get it. It is also handy for clouting potential muggers and provides ample evidence when doing expenses - v important.

Also several layers of jumpers - I fear the cold, even when the bbc assure me it's going to be broiling
(sticks Errol flynn in female form, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:19, Reply)

Embarassingly;
As I think I've posted before, I'm a bit.. obsessive and a bit complusive.

Anyway; I will not leave the house until the following are on my wrists in this order;

Left;
Pink flowers
Red ladybirds
Replacement worry beads
Hearts

Right;
Green flowers
Yellow ladybirds
Stars
Jamanacacacaiac looking ones
Purple ones from friend's rice-crispies
rainbow ones
2/3 boring ones

I always have some beads so I can twiddle them when I'm worried. Which is nearly all the time. I had awesome worry-beads before, but one time getting off my bike they caught on the break-lever and snapped. And I spent a good twenty minutes picking up each individual bead. And now they're always with me, in a little bag. I'm not sure why.

Apart from that I must always have my phone on me, even if I'm just going downstairs. My wallet, with an AVERAGE selection of coinage (not too many small coins, but enough so I don't look silly when a 5p is needed) and my various cards (natwest/su/library/shakeaway). I always forget my keys, and don't like having them on me.

Apart from that! I'm a bit of a bag-obsessive. Not handbags, I just need to have a bag on me - otherwise I don't feel *right*. Even if someone holds my bag for me, I feel like I'm floating away or falling over. So I'm often seen going to bars with friends with my brightly coloured backpack on; containing nothing but a wallet, keys, camera and an umbrella. Recently my girlfriend found me an (AEROFLOT!) satchel bag, which makes me look less weird whilst feeling okay. Yay.

I must always have a vast collection of pens and pencils. And that might be it.

Oh, and I never go anywhere without wearing a jacket or something. I can't explain that though. That's probably it!
( stevierar, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:17, Reply)

occasionally
after walking round the house with teh digital cordless in me pocket i end up in town wondering why i am carrying two phones, both mobile but not in that sense.
i can't be teh only one? oh.
( raver, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:13, Reply)

magic cash pennies/papers for buying stuff with

drivers license to prove who I am,

antihistamines because I am allergic to shit yo,

my ancient creative MuVo 128meg MP3 player with no battery cover.

keys are always always on my person because I am paranoid of getting locked out of my house.

belt with bottle opener on the buckle, always goes down well at parties.

Nothing spectacular but you are in the wrong place to see side show acts

(size joke)
( Neon Blue Ah ha ha haa! I feel positively capital!, Thu 27 Oct 2005, 15:05, Reply)