Who still uses a hanky?

[Philadelphia Patriot]

I visited Poppy (my grandfather) yesterday and observed him blow his nose into his hanky. From what I hear, he has always used a hanky. I know there are a lot of old farts on here, so my question is who here still uses a hanky?

 

[longhair]

doesn't everybody?

 

[Tom S.]

Not me. I carry a small package of kleenex. I always thought the idea of sticking something you just blew your nose on back into your pocket was a bit repulsive.

 

[soFlaNative]

Thought that was what shirttails were for...

 

[raisedin99]

Thought that was what shirttails were for...

Shirttails is what you have to cut off in the woods in the event of a extreme emergency. Been there done that…

terry

 

[Mickey D]

I carry a handkerchief. It's a man thing.

 

[Higganum]

White one, right front pocket, with SAK.

 

[frontierman]

Always have one, don't always have a kleenex handy.

 

[Maddog 521]

I carry and use a bandana everyday. They are usually red or blue but sometimes they are different colors. When I use it to blow my nose or sneeze it goes back in my hip pocket.
Question---what do people do with a handful of those cheap, thin paper Kleenex after they use them?

 

[hoosierone]

Meds give me a runny nose, so I always have one.

 

[Marshwheeling]

I carry a bandana. Use it to blow my nose, clean my glasses, wipe my pocket knife after cutting an orange, and wipe my hands after cutting same. I put it in my back pocket and do not let it dangle down.

 

[Tom S.]

I carry and use a bandana everyday. They are usually red or blue but sometimes they are different colors. When I use it to blow my nose or sneeze it goes back in my hip pocket.
Question---what do people do with a handful of those cheap, thin paper Kleenex after they use them?

Same thing we do with used toilet paper - throw them away. They are after all, biodegradable. Or you can save them to use as a fire starter. Or put a bunch of them in the mail box of someone you don't like.

 

[cmort666]

What do you do when you run out of kleenex?

I have MISERABLE sinuses. If I didn't carry a handkerchief, I'd have to carry a BOX of kleenex around with me.

 

[RSBH44]

Have a small drawer full of bandana / hankerchiefs. My grandad and my dad always carried one. I thought that All men did.

 

[Old TexMex]

One for blowin'
One for showin'

 

[deadin]

I don't carry a hanky, I carry a snot rag.......

 

[raygo]

I always carried one when i was working to offset the balance of my wallet. I used to be a heavy equipment operator and always had back aches until I had a bad cold and carried a hanky and realized it helped with lower back pain so i carried on until I retired. now I don't carry wallet often so no problem

 

[Inusuit]

I've carried a large handkerchief all my life, but I mostly blow my nose on tissues if available. A large square of cotton fabric can be useful for many things other than a nose wipe. I've bandaged a bloody hand, filtered water prior to a finer filter, muzzled an injured dog, etc.

 

[amazingflapjack]

The old man tried to get me to haul one around for years-gave them to me for Christmas; I've probably still got some in an un opened box! I just couldn't figure out where to carry the things (?) I thought that carrying them in my back pocket would make my butt look big. I had a real hang up about that when I was younger. Turns out that I had a normal butt, but by the time I figured that out, it really didn't matter. Oh and, when in the woods, beware of the poison ivy toilet paper yall.

 

[LedFowl]

I'm 63. I've never carried one. None of my friends carry one.

My dad was big on them, though. He was born in 1904.

 

[Old TexMex]

My old Daddy used to call the hancherkifs. I'm sure he wasn't trying to be funny, he just called the hancherkifs...

 

[gman51]

There has been a few times I didn't have one that made for a bad scene. Mom said always have one. Boogers on your shirt sleeve or snot running over your lip is rather disgusting to see.

 

[Donna K]

My step-father always carried one. He also always wore a hat (not a cap) which he never failed to remove when entering a dwelling. Axel was born in 1916, and was a gentleman of the highest caliber.

 

[PatriotX]

Bandana, pocket knife, small flashlight.

Always.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Hubby and I have carried a handkerchief since childhood.

 

[Jim R]

Every day for over 60 years, a handkerchief, a pocket knife, a comb, my wallet and a nail clipper. About 20 years ago I started carrying a SAT in my watch pocket.
I know my grand kids think I'm nuts.

 

[Mule Packer]

Golly, to be honest, I can't remember when I didn't carry a bandanna in my back pocket.

There are at least 101 reasons to have a bandanna in your pocket, probably the least of which is blowing your nose.

You can use them to clean your glasses. They're great when you accidentally cut yourself on the barbed wire fence and need something to slap on the cut. You can use them to wipe off the blade of your pocket knife. They're a passable pot holder when removing a hot skillet off the stove. I've even used them when a grandchild asked me to pull his loose tooth...it gave me a firmer grip.

And I can't count the number of times in my old life when a clean bandanna was used to wipe the tears of a fair young damsel.

I don't know how many I have in my drawer, but there are enough in there where I always grab a clean one at the start of every day.

 

[jdlii]

I don't always remember to carry one but, do so often. A bandana is something I wear around my neck during high-power matches to keep the Sun from making me look like a lobster.

Most of my bandanas have been supplied by Bonnaroo!

 

[RobertJ.]

I always thought the idea of sticking something you just blew your nose on back into your pocket was a bit repulsive.

I've never carried one for this exact reason!

 

[Tom S.]

What do you do when you run out of kleenex?

I have MISERABLE sinuses. If I didn't carry a handkerchief, I'd have to carry a BOX of kleenex around with me.

If we ever meet, please don't offer to shake my hand.

I won't be offended, honest!