just a movie ref...the weirdest thing i've actually carried was a couple dead, freshly caught fish. Caught at a local park, i didn't want to fillet them in front of the kiddies, nor did i want to put them in my messenger bag unprotected. so i hung them from the end of my rod case, which was 3/4 of the way in my bag. Result was two bass hanging from a stringer out in front of me, like i was riding after them.