This evening I was walking into the local Fourth of July Celebration grounds and had to pass through the security point where they check everyones' bag to make sure no one brings in any potentially explosive Coca-Cola, chips, hot dogs or other dangerous outside food.
One guy looked in my back pack while another guy told me that no back packs are allowed inside. I pointed to the woman directly in front of me who passed through with a HUGH purse that was literally bigger than my back pack and asked why she was allowed in. The guy said that purses are allowed, but not back packs.
"Well, hell, this isn't a back pack! It's my purse!"
That was my response and after everyone in the area got a chuckle out of it the security guard realized just how absurd the rules were and waved me through.
And I got such a purty purse.