Hey don't laugh, I keep my laptop cord and associated laptop paraphernalia in an old zip up pocketbook I free boxed to keep the stuff safe in the waterproof lappie case I use. Did that after my ferrets damaged the old one snooping in my computer bag and chewing the cord on it to do their usual job of trying to help make sure my life has the requisite amount of entropy to it.
Bet if I walloped someone with that sucker, it would hurt plenty. ;D