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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Turtles:''' [[Turtle Power|Turtles]] fight with honour!<br />
'''Irma:''' And women fight with handbags!|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987
The use of a purse or a briefcase/suitcase as an [[Improvised Weapon]]. The former may be related to [[When Elders Attack]], while the latter to [[Briefcase Blaster]].
Often occurs in the [[Cat Fight]] and [[Wimp Fight]]. (Little note - fights in football in Britain are often mere slap fights, and the commentators occasionally describe such a fight as "handbags", a shortened version of Handbags At Dawn.) One reason people should [[Never Mess
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', Seto Kaiba uses a briefcase when he is attacked by Pegasus' goons. His [[Distressed Damsel|little brother]] ''tries'' to pull off the same moves later on, but fails miserably.
* Attempted in the fight between a Russian assassin and a serial killer (revealed to be {{spoiler|[[Idol Singer|Hijiribe Ruri]]}}) in the 4th volume of ''[[Durarara]]''. Unfortunately for them that briefcase belonged to a {{spoiler|[[It Got Worse|certain man in a bartender suit]]}}.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''Stuck Rubber Baby'' is a comic depicting civil rights demonstrations in the south. One character learns to defend herself with a brick - in her handbag.
* ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFiN7Zsz2zM Granny Gang]
** The Battley Townswomen's Guild did it again when reenacting the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrDr4DL_A_U First Heart Transplant].
* In the live-action ''[[101 Dalmatians
{{quote| '''''Roger''': What do you have in that purse of yours, rocks?''<br />
'''''Anita''': Oh, no; bricks.'' }}
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* In ''[[Madagascar]]'', an old lady attacks Alex with her purse.
* ''[[The Sting]]'': after Hooker yanks a woman out of a phone booth, the woman hits both Hooker and his partner with her purse.
* Mrs. Marcus from ''[[It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* A staple of Ruth Buzzi's old lady character on ''[[Rowan and
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' once improvised a weapon from a handbag and a couple of bricks. On the commentary, [[Joss Whedon]] refers to it as "[[Foo Fu|Bag fu]]."
* ''[[The Golden Girls]]'': Sophia would sometimes indulge in this, using the beaded purse she carried with her everywhere. One episode of note is when her sister, Angela, moves to Miami and moves in with Sophia's current boyfriend. Sophia automatically assumes that the two are having an affair and goes to confront them. Angela pleads her innocence...only for Sophia's boyfriend to walk out of his bedroom with ''another'' woman. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Sophia and Angela gang up on him.]]
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Angela: Say, "That hurts!" {whacks him with ''her'' purse} }}
* Discussed in the final episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The villain asks if she's going to hit him with her handbag. She doesn't, unfortunately.
* In ''[[Malcolm in
== New Media ==
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* ''[[Maple Story]]'': a briefcase is a usable weapon for players.
* Handbags were available as weapons in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' - but only for female characters of a few classes. Some of them actually packed a rather impressive punch.
* Chat in ''[[
** Karol from ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'' smacks foes over the head with his large handbag for his various debuffing artes.
* Handbags are a possible weapon (albeit a very ''weak'' one) for players to find in ''[[Dead Rising]]''.
** It's definitely in the sequel as shown [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyNJGpZggs here].
* In ''[[The Sims]] 1 & 2'', the ambiguously wedded Mrs./Miss Crumplebottom carries a handbag that, while not murderous, is quite humiliating.
* Kisarah Westfield from SNK's ''[[
* A handbag is the first weapon you can give to Eileen in the [[Escort Mission]] section of ''[[Silent Hill 4]]''. (Protip: Don't do it! Her AI will flip from "cower-and-hide" to "reckless enthusiasm" and she'll take damage. If you need the help, give her one of the better weapons you find later.)
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Irma, the dorky friend of April O'Neill, utters the battle cry in the page quote in ''[[
* In the [[Looney Tunes]] short ''Boston Quackie'', Quackie's girlfriend Mary clobbers the man in the green hat with her handbag. Of course, she is carrying an anvil in it...
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* In one episode of ''[[The Spectacular Spider
== [[Real Life]] ==
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