A question regarding a american mystery

[rah]

It's all a PETA plot. Handles on paper bags have been responsible for the strangulation deaths of many cats and dogs while they were playing with them. Hence, only the more high trend department stores are allowed to put handles on bags to assist people after buying bulky fur coats. (under the assumption that so many animals were killed to make the fur coat, what's a couple more kittens matter)

RAH

[Kropotkin]

Well, obviously some seems to take it as a troll. Calm down newbie.

Now, it was a joke. It is a well known fact that overweight is a huge health problem in the rich parts of the world, particulary in the US.

[Kropotkin]

Now, you got a point there Rah. A cat I know loves bags and has almost managed to kill himself a few times (he has some suicidal tendencies).

I thought at first that it was the liberal hollywood that this way was promoted paper bags over platic bags in their shows and films but I guess PETA fits into that.

[Combat Ingrid]

Brown paper bags without handles are better suited for hiding whiskey bottles

[MrFun]

If you can create paper bag handles that do not rip off when you use them to carry heavier bags of groceries, I will give you your patent rights.

[rah]

Originally posted by Kropotkin
I thought at first that it was the liberal hollywood that this way was promoted paper bags over platic bags in their shows and films but I guess PETA fits into that.

There is something to be said about a hollywood plot, but it's more of an ole tired cliche.

In any movie, EVERY person shown coming home from a grocery store must have a loaf of french bread (which will now be switched to Italian bread ) and some green leafy vegatable sticking out of the bag. It doesn't have the same a effect if they're dragging a plastic bag mere inches from the ground. If you pay close attention, you will see this every time.

[Kropotkin]

What do you eat? Bowling balls for breakfast?

[Kropotkin]

Rah: So it falls into the "if you stay over in Paris you can se the Eiffel tower (that costs 300 shields and improves your reputation over time) from the window"-kind of thing?

[GePap]

If more European bagging methods came to the US, there would be a revolt. Paying for your bags? Using reusable ones? Never I say, Never!

Here in NY you barely ever get paper bags, mainly if you get liquor or wine.

[DanS]

which will now be switched to Italian bread

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Kropotkin
What do you eat? Bowling balls for breakfast?

yeah, I do -- bowling balls are delicious to eat

[Kropotkin]

Ahh so they are free!?
Well, that's another thing, Go USA!!!

[rah]

Originally posted by Kropotkin
Rah: So it falls into the "if you stay over in Paris you can se the Eiffel tower (that costs 300 shields and improves your reputation over time) from the window"-kind of thing?

You got it.

Along with in every SCI-FI movie, in every critical situation, what will cease to function...........the hyper drive. If they use second rate writers, please feel free to substitute shields or weapons.


And yes, in Chicago, you can get paper bags simply by asking, (plastic is the default) and they are still FREE. They'll even bring your groceries out and place them in your car for free, so we can get fatter.

[Elok]

Well, not so much a troll as arrogant and ill-mannered. It's also a scientific fact that South Africa has a huge AIDS rate, but it would still be rude as all hell if I made jokes about them for it. And as for "calm down, newbie," well, aren't you the gentleman? Takes me back to high school, that does. You may have seniority but that hardly gives you license to snub. I'm not really angry(I'm actually pretty hard to anger), but I still think you're being a mite condescending.
Well, back on topic. It may be a matter of convenient storage. Bag handles are easily torn and I imagine they take up extra space in the stockroom(unless you want to just mash 'em in there, which would ruin the handles). Plus there's the matter of saving expense while buying in bulk, saving the trees, etc. Probably a combination of factors, actually. Or maybe somebody just flipped a coin.

[GePap]

Elok:

Its a thread about paper bags... it is best to save ones ire for the really heated threads, the real trolls out there, cause it can get ugly. I mean, Kropotkin here thinks I am Noriega, just cause of my little flag, now don't you Kropotkin?