Snot Rags?

[Cody Pendant]

I have found myself carrying and using a hanky earlier this winter on a regular basis, and not just with my suit. I gave some initialed ones to my son's this year and they both said they liked them and had thought about buying some themselves. I've also started to see them in use around town more and this got me to wondering if they are making a comeback recently against the ubiquitous "Kleenex".
So heres my question: Do you carry and use a handkerchief on a daily basis?
I'm not talking about your fancy "for show" pocket square, but a real handkerchief, a "Snot Rag" that you would really use for blowing your honker or wiping off sweat.

 

[scotrace]

Wouldn't catch me dead without one. A guy only has to see Rhett pull one out of his pocket to dry Scarlett's tears one time to make darn sure he is never without.

Get something on your hands at the gas station. You need one.
Work up a sweat, you need one.
Restroom has no paper towels, you need one.
Nose blow and no tissues around, you need one.
Bird poops on you, you need one.

One for show, and one for blow.

"These Westerners are so strange. When they must blow their nose, they wrap it in linen, as though it were something precious to be saved." *

*or something like that, from Flower Drum Song

 

[kiltie]

Once used mine to wrap apple fritters... Don't remember if I used that particular one before that .

 

[Foofoogal]

I just have to add I do not know what I would of done without my honeys handkerchief all these years. He just hands it to me as needed and I make sure all of his are not only a bit soft but initialed. lol
Cannot wait to see poll results.

 

[ortega76]

I carry a simple cotton hanky for wiping my forehead or blowing my nose. I have learned to keep a roll of paper towels in the car ( a step-son will do that for you), but the hankie is sooooooo useful.

 

[Nick D]

I always have one in my pocket, but never blow my nose with it. I may wipe a runny nose, but I really have it to wipe my brow.

 

[donCarlos]

I always try to have at least one with me. But you know how it works - you need it when you don´t have it. It´s not uncommon that I forget to put it to my pocket for a week or so
Of course it´s better to have two - one for your nose and one for anything else (like your brow, your hands, to offer to a lady in need...)

 

[Carlisle Blues]

I use it to rest my hat on when I am away from home

 

[KY Gentleman]

I carry one for whatever situation arises! Nose blowing, brow wiping or to use as a rag to wipe off a bench or chair. I do get a lot of "my dad carries one of those things".

 

[Matt Deckard]

I like keeping my sleeves clean

 

[thunderw21]

I've offered it to lady friends who are in distress. Not often, but every once in a while.

 

[Tomasso]

One for show, and one for blow.

:arated:

 

[Bourbon Guy]

Handkerchiefs.

 

[vitanola]

What else would one use to deal with unwanted moisture?

Tonight I have been using some handkerchiefs in a different way, making Houskovy Knedličky. (bread dumplings) which are tied up in handkerchiefs and boiled, then sliced.

In this case we are serving them with Svíčková, a beef sirlion roast , amrinated until tender, and served with a thick sauce of root vegetables, thickend with whipping cream and egg yoke, with currant jelly on the side.


Must run, we will be serving at 7:45!

 

[Joie DeVive]

I've been carrying a hankie more and more. The ones I use are modern, but have pretty embroidery. I don't usually actually blow my nose in them, though I do use them to wipe my nose, dry my eyes or cover a cough. I save the real nose blowing for a Kleenex that I can dispose of.

 

[ShoreRoadLady]

I prefer Kleenex. [huh] Disposable, and you get more of them for the space they take up in a purse. I do have a couple of fancy vintage hankies, but I wouldn't want to use them for anything more than a quick dabbing of the eyes. But I don't tend to cry in public, so they wouldn't be any use anyway. lol

 

[WideBrimm]

I've always carried two snot rags! One for the honker (Gotta keep my sleeves clean!), and a clean rag for my spectacles.

 

[DeaconKC]

+1 on the spectacles!

 

[jamespowers]

Wouldn't catch me dead without one. A guy only has to see Rhett pull one out of his pocket to dry Scarlett's tears one time to make darn sure he is never without.

Get something on your hands at the gas station. You need one.
Work up a sweat, you need one.
Restroom has no paper towels, you need one.
Nose blow and no tissues around, you need one.
Bird poops on you, you need one.

One for show, and one for blow.

I've got you one better. I carry three. One for show and two for go. Obviously your children are past the stage where you need that many when you go out for any length of time. I won't even mention how useful they are.
I will admit, however, to thinking of them as something useless when my grandmother gave them to me at Christmas and Birthdays. I even started using a few just to work on my cars. :eusa_doh:
I found a few in my trunk toolbox a while back. I just couldn't get all the rust and dirt out of it but I still use it for more "hefty" work. The wierd thing is that it has gotten cleaner and cleaner as it goes along. Someday it might be good enough for show if it doesn't fall apart from all that bleaching.

 

[Joie DeVive]

Oh, and for getting a fellow's attention, I found a dropping a large pile of books much more effective than a hankie! lol