Carr only states a "small paper bag"...did everyone automatically assume brown?

Was it something purchased that was in green bag?

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Lets not gloss over this green paper bag thingy, what could that be?

So where did "small brown paper bag" come from, and go to? Now it turns out to be green? How did it get to be brown, if it was green ? Somebody was color blind?

What stores in the Portland area sold things in green paper bags? Hardware store?

My sources tell me it was an air sickness bag.

Really.?

In any event no mention of the brown paper bag in these new files which has always been part of the Cooper story ...

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Lets not gloss over this green paper bag thingy, what could that be?

So where did "small brown paper bag" come from, and go to? Now it turns out to be green? How did it get to be brown, if it was green ? Somebody was color blind?

What stores in the Portland area sold things in green paper bags? Hardware store?

My sources tell me it was an air sickness bag.

I would think the stews would of pointed that out?

It was from a competing airline.  They may not have recognized it.

I looked up vintage air sickness bags.....only one green one....

Oh my...didn't Kenny take regular flights to Zimbabwe?   

I looked up vintage air sickness bags.....only one green one....

Good find! 

a nice pleasant place - right plane at right time in right place ! 

I looked up vintage air sickness bags.....only one green one....

"Small brown paper bag" has been a basic constituent of the DB Cooper story - forever! If the bag was "green" instead of "brown", where did the myth get started? Was there no brown paper bag? Was the bag always green? It's contradictions like this that sometimes make we wonder if anything in the DB Cooper story is the truth?

Is there any mention of this contradiction in GG's book? Along with wavy-marcelled hair and russet coat you would think GG would have mentioned "green paper bag" also? Apparently Gray decided to pass that by, for editorial reasons? Maybe it was just to disruptive of myth building to touch!? Since the main goal seems to be mythology vs truth? Maybe "green paper bag" doesn't fit the social media Cooper ideology? Maybe ideology is what this is all about!? Or something even more crucially evil that that???

Maybe Cooper is just non-refundable, like the mattress you buy, it gets delivered, it doesn't fit the bed!, they take it back saying "no problemo", and the store manager announces 15 minutes later - "It's non refundable we only give store credit!". Screwed again.

Green paper bag. Screwed again! Nonrefundable! Only store credit at the Cooper store! Buy the next revised-revised version ... previous purchases nonrefundable! We only give credit for your next purchase. YOU MUST PURCHASE! BE AMERICAN!

 

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"Small brown paper bag" has been a basic constituent of the DB Cooper story - forever!

I think it boils down to who originally gave the information...Carr states "a small paper bag" this could be enough to set off the "brown paper bag" myth. that's what everyone will automatically think of ?

Sluggo posted an article about the paper sack. the article goes back to 1976...I can't download the aerticle. Chrome says it's a dangerous file...I haven't been able to get around it yet...

the post can be found here on the DZ..

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Nice tracking work. The story has been around for years. Jo made quite an issue of the 'brown paper bag' - claimed Duane threw a 'brown paper bag' from their glove compartment into the Columbia, after which of course the Tina Bar money find occurred. 

Brown paper bag is a serviceable allegory! Funny. 

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"Small brown paper bag" has been a basic constituent of the DB Cooper story - forever!

I think it boils down to who originally gave the information...Carr states "a small paper bag" this could be enough to set off the "brown paper bag" myth. that's what everyone will automatically think of ?

Sluggo posted an article about the paper sack. the article goes back to 1976...I can't download the aerticle. Chrome says it's a dangerous file...I haven't been able to get around it yet...

the post can be found here on the DZ..

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It appears to me that "brown" may have been inadvertently added to "small paper bag" somewhere along the line.  It looks like the "green bag" made its first appearance after the Cooper suspect exited the lavatory?  Maybe he kept it in his raincoat pocket or briefcase?  It could be something as innocuous as a couple packs of cigarettes, or a sandwich, or some candy.

There is probably some FBI report somewhere that details their search for the source of the 'green paper bag'. Wonder if there was any writing on (or inside) the bag?