Comments on: Going to Parade? Bag It!

By: Alexis

Alexis — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:08:41 +0000

sorry mr. gonzalez - army fatigues can double as terrorist garb and therefore will not be allowed in DC, MAryland or Virginia until - well never again.

By: al gonzales

al gonzales — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:34:25 +0000

Think pockets, people. Why carry any bag? Army fatigues, cargo trousers, fatigue shirts with four pockets, jacket with four outside, two inside, etc.
By the way, will my steel flask be permissible?

By: Amanda Hess

Amanda Hess — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:43:47 +0000

Why are all the bags being reviewed in this excellent series the grocery store variety? I'm going to need a bag of a much sturdier material for the stuff I'm planning to bring down there. Paper or plastic? Please. My digital camera is not a sandwich.

By: Arthur Delaney

Arthur Delaney — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:33:22 +0000

Erik Wemple measures his food both in terms of calorie content and cubic inches, so this is a man who knows exactly how much bag he needs.

By: KCinDC

KCinDC — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:13:53 +0000

Kevin, if you were in 4th grade you'd need a Knight Rider lunchbox or something, not a bag.

Darrow brings up a good point. Winter coats make it a lot easier for the suicide bombers to conceal their vests. Expect an announcement over the weekend that coats won't be allowed and people may wear a maximum of two layers, counting underwear, with no clothing over 1 mm thick.

By: Darrow Montgomery

Darrow Montgomery — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:09:39 +0000

Pretty soon, bulky outerwear will no longer be tolerated.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:01:57 +0000

I haven't used a classic lunch bag in years. What am I, in 4th grade?

By: KCinDC

KCinDC — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:01:45 +0000

As long as you don't fill the bag up all the way, you can fold the top over the way you normally do with a lunch bag and it should be shorter than 8 inches. I'd definitely assume security could take the strictest interpretation possible, meaning the bag has to be shorter in each dimension, not just smaller in overall volume. But they'll probably have come up with new, even more insane rules before Tuesday anyway.

By: Erik Wemple

Erik Wemple — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:54:43 +0000

Sure, but if you do that, you're losing 22.5 cubic inches of space. Have you ever used a classic lunch bag and remarked to yourself, "Man, I have too much bag here. This thing could take a haircut and I'd still be fine."

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:47:23 +0000

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but couldn't you just cut off an inch and a half from the top?