Talk:Fanny pack

message: This article suffers from being US-centric, with the term "fanny-pack" used throughout. As far as I am aware, this term is used only in North America. Therefore, I would suggest renaming the article "fanny-pack / bum-bag".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.75.32.107 (talk) 04:34, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: slashed article names like that violate policy. see some of the arguments for why Sega Genesis isn't Sega Mega Drive/Genesis76.226.137.136 (talk) 20:22, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggest name change 

message: Is it really that common to conceal a gun inside a fanny pack, like the article states? --BennyD 05:47, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: urban legend imo.--sin-man 09:59, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it is common, but not as common as other methods of concealed carry. 12.219.74.95 (talk) 00:16, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gun 

message: Did a big clean up as the previous entry sounded more like an essay and less like an encyclopedia article.  Excellent work with all the information. Pnkrockr 18:25, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You failed to notice that it was a copyvio: a dump from a blog. Reverted. `'mikkanarxi 22:00, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: I uploaded two images to commons: fannypack1a.jpg and fannypack2a.jpg.  I added 1a to this article because I like it better.  (You can check the two images and compare).  The other was a bit closer but had cropping problems.  I've removed the reqphoto tag.  I can rephoto if requested but this is the only fannypack I have to photo. RJFJR 04:17, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo

message: It isn't called Junkie Pack. So I removed it. If someone has a reference to why it is called like that I'm more than happy to know ;-)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.166.137.8 (talk) 14:26, August 28, 2007 (UTC) 
::It's called Body Bag in Germany. Yeah, that's right. --Stesch (talk) 20:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I also know "Eierhalter" or "Sackhalter" (both meaning "balls holder") and "Asi-Tasche" (branding the wearer as member of the lowest class)--FoxtrottBravo (talk) 16:35, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: German Junkie Pack?!?

message: Does anyone want to mention the fanny pack humor in The In-Laws (or whatever that Michael Douglas film was called)?  Douglas's character teases his daughter-in-law-to-be's father about wearing a fanny pack, but the father has the last laugh because at the end he pulls something that saves them out of it.:-D  Douglas tells him he'll never tease him about his fanny pack again. Evernut 23:31, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds hilarious. --89.243.71.127 (talk) 15:12, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The In-Laws

message: Although I know those bags are still quite popular among german tourists (especially in hot countries), I do not recognize those bags in a noticeable amount in Germany anymore, at least not in the cities in the Ruhr area in western Germany where I am living. 
I am not sure, if this piece of information is up to date, especially since those bags are considered ridiculous and most of the people wearing them will be branded as beeing lower class. Perhaps there are some people here who can tell about the situation in other parts of Germany?--FoxtrottBravo (talk) 16:35, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Popular in Germany?

message: I have removed the statement 'In English-speaking Canada, Bum Bag is most commonly used.'  I have lived in 11 different cities in 3 different English speaking provinces, and I have never once heard the term 'Bum Bag'.  If anyone can site a reference, then by all means, put the statement back in. SJM (talk) 22:22, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's a genuine term. Search on Google.co.nz for pages within New Zealand that use the term "bug bag".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.255.148 (talk) 08:03, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  What they call something in NZ has nothing to do with what they call it in Canada. Firejuggler86 (talk) 05:52, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bum Bag 

message: The Fanny Pack is featured prominently by the character lead in the Comedy Central movie Windy City Heat played by Perry Caravello. Worth mentioning?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.255.148 (talk) 08:07, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Without significant coverage in reliable sources that are generally discussing fanny packs, this is trivial. " If a cultural reference is genuinely significant it should be possible to find a reliable secondary source that supports that judgment. Quoting a respected expert attesting to the importance of a subject as a cultural influence is encouraged. Absence of these secondary sources should be seen as a sign of limited significance". WP:IPC Consider, for example, God. There are certainly tens of thousands of songs, films, books and TV shows that prominently feature God. If we list all of them in God, we would have an absurdly long and worthless list dominating the article. - SummerPhD (talk) 09:22, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular Culture 

message: leg or thermite bag?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.243.196.250 (talk) 23:01, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  leg or thermite bag? 

message: Interestingly, in Greece we call it a "Banana". 
- Have you seen my banana?
- You're already wearing it!
79.103.61.219 (talk) 19:22, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greek: Banana 

message: So you want me to believe the statement "holsters for handguns", that apparently some fiddy cent gangsta is now using these packs to hold hand guns....???? 129.180.155.145 (talk) 00:27, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: We don't "want" you to believe anything in particular. If you want to take a well-sourced statement about some fanny packs being made specifically for carrying handguns and turn it into something about "gangstas", that's up to you. - SummerPhD (talk) 03:39, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Association with gangstas 

message: News sources are already making fun of the addition of "gee bag (Irish)" to the list of names. Apparently "gee" roughly means "cunt" in Irish slang, and that isn't what fanny packs are called there (they're called "bum bags" as with the UK). 
So maybe that edit should be reverted, or else we can just enjoy a chuckle until it is. 76.181.233.121 (talk) 13:11, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Gee Bag" 

message: I think we need either more examples or a more concrete description of why Fanny Packs are associated with older people and tourists in the second short paragraph.  Also in this paragraph, "White and Nerdy" should be cited.Mcannan (talk) 19:26, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Old People

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: As an Irish person, I don't recognise "ket bag" (currently mentioned in the first paragraph as a Hiberno-English name). In Ireland, this item is known mostly as a "bum bag" and sometimes as a "fanny pack" (usually with some irony). I think this is another mischievous edit, but I can only guess what it's supposed to mean. Unless I find a validating entry in Prof. Dolan's Dictionary of Hiberno-English, I intend to remove that supposed alternative. Aecolley (talk) 00:50, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ket bag 

message: Not worn exclusively on the waist; one can decide to use it as a hand-bag if they please SaltySemanticSchmuck (talk) 09:59, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  A fanny pack can be worn on the shoulders 

message: This page seems to having an edit war over the supposed used of "Gee bag" in Ireland. Gee bag is an insult in Ireland, and has absolutely nothing to do with bum bags (what we actually call them). We also sometimes use fanny pack, but that's an American import.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.141.30.99 (talk) 07:38, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Ireland