An unusually amusing Wikipedia entry on the subject reads, in part:

"The name 'fanny pack' is derived from the fact that they were traditionally worn facing the rear above the buttocks, for which fanny is a slang term in America. Despite the name, many do not wear fanny packs on their rear because they are easier to pick pocket and harder to access. In the United Kingdom and Anglophone Oceania, the term 'bum bag' or 'belt bag' is used, since the word 'fanny' means vulva, rather than buttocks, in those countries."

You can see how this might cause unnecessary confusion and angst.

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Never thought about it as a gun carrying device. lnteresting Dr Preppy.


Top three items of grossness:

1). Baseball caps on males (makes a bloke look feminine and a low I.Q)
2). Bumbags (masses with no class)
3). Sneakers outside of sport (great unwashed masses)
4). Rubber sole shoos (just plain ugly)

What was really funny was when l was a 4 or 5 year old kid. l would be walking to kindergarten or go to the shops with my mum; the first thing l did when l come across a bloke was check to see if he was wearing leather sole shoos and whether the soles were stitched on. l've been the `stitched leather sole' police as young as l could ever remember and i've always been the same. l sneak a look in whenever l know l won't get caught .

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