h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

what's a towel?

Towel: A flattish retangular thingy of some absorbant cloth or another used 1) as dog bedding 2) as an invaluable aid in hitchhiking through the universe and occassionally 3) to dry oneself when wet

Also good for polishing the car!

I have many towels, but my favourite towel says on
it "What about the fish?". Not quite "So Long And Thanks
For All The Fish", but fish related.

Towels were invented by the people who designed Lint Filters for washing machines and tumble dryers. It was fortunate for them that people discovered that not only are they good for clooging up lint catching devices, but they can do a reasonable job of de-moisturing ones self as well!

I also have a fish-related towel. But it has no text on it. There are only some red fishes, who do nothing.
My favourite towel is white (before using it) and dark grey (after using it). There is also a small parrot in one corner.

I know where my towel is. Am I a hoopy frood!?!

I would have thought that fish were the creatures with the least use for or kinship to a towel on the whole planet. When you think about it, it's a bit like decorating lorries with hedgehogs.

Pure Egyptian cotton, no pattern, for me - you can use dark-coloured ones a couple of times more before the visual repulsion factor kicks in and forces you to wash it.