Comments on: 6 Reasons to Carry a Handkerchief: A Visual Guide

By: SilverCrescent

SilverCrescent — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:28:53 +0000

Bottom Line; it is for a woman in need or to wipe of her seat etc….it is called being a Gentleman. I am 27 yr old from SC, and if our elders were not reminding us of the way a Gentleman behaves, then people like my 10th grade English teacher would HAMMER guys for not at least owning a handkerchief. The Youth today thinks respecting a women is clicking like on her facebook pic and the young ladies are not taught that they deserve respect.

By: FeatherBlade

FeatherBlade — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:31:56 +0000

I find that well-worn flannel makes an excellent handkerchief. It is soft enough to never irritate the nose (as paper tissues do) and it works better than other cloth weaves to clean smudges off glasses.

Mine came from a worn-out bed sheet that I’m making over.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:05:59 +0000

The true & discerning gentleman knows not to offer said handkerchief for another use after blowing his nose or mopping his brow with it, or after employing it in any other sort of personal hygiene use.

By: jerry

jerry — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:37:13 +0000

Agree or disagree this article brought men together today…thanks for that. The bandana thing to me is an anti hero thing and I believe that the anti hero movement in the 60′s and 70′s along with “just do your thing” has helped destroy manhood in general. Only pirates and thieves wear a bandana.
The media is being used by those that want manhood set aside for their own selfish reason.
I am 65, a husband, father,combat veteran,realist and a worldly man. I have seen the demise of manhood since those in Hollywood decided to attack our version of manhood by portraying us as warlike and mean spirited. They are the bullies all the while calling true men the bullies…and it is working.

I enjoy this site immensely Thank you for starting it..This is an asset to the community of man.

By: Culper Junior

Culper Junior — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:03:07 +0000

Don’t forget waving goodbye to departing ships!

By: Dan Srp

Dan Srp — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:49:42 +0000

I think “Drying your hands” should be replaced with “Making a Tourniquet”

By: Mark Wiz

Mark Wiz — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:43:24 +0000

They do come in handy. Once a buddy of mine slipped, hit a table on the way down, and put a nasty bleeding gash above his ear. I grabbed my clean hanky, soaked it in cold water, and compressed it against the wound until help arrived.
And then there’s the Niles Crane–dust your chair maneuver!

By: Tim McCormick

Tim McCormick — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:03:01 +0000

My grandmother would always have a pile of clean, ironed, white cotton handkershiefs in her dining room sideboard. Her husband and all 6 of her boys wuold grab one each morning, and refresh throughout the day if necessary. My father carried one every day of his life, going back to being 6 or 7 years old. He always told us that a man should have two handkerchiefs at all times ; one for show and one for blow.

By: Jack Henry

Jack Henry — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:09:52 +0000

I always carry a handkerchief and here is why. It was and is a Southern US tradition. I asked my dad and he explained: I man needs a white handerchief and a pocket square. If he sees a lady crying (and apparently southern ladies cry more than ladies in other parts of the US) he will offer her his clean white handkerchief. If , however, he has used his cotten handkerchief do not give her that by all means. He man then offers his pocket square which is surley clean and which he has at the ready. In either case, they are to be given for immediate use and returned by the lady the next time she sees him, cleaned and pressed. That is the story as I heard it.

By: Dave J

Dave J — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:22:29 +0000

I never leave home without a cotton handkerchief in my back pocket. For nose blowing I tend to find a tissue, but the handkerchief comes in useful for those out-of-the-blue sneezes! The art of handkerchief carrying is regularly refolding and rotation of the exposed portions so that you don’t offer the crying lady a sweat- and snot-encrusted rag to wipe away her tears with. I change mine every two days. It’s mainly used for mopping the sweaty brow, but I’ve found countless other uses in the five years that I’ve been carrying one.

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