# Fluffy or Flat Pillow **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2000, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212 "2000-03-27T08:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Steve-o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Steve-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve-o)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/1 "2000-03-27T08:27:00Z")
This applies to my wife and I. It also applies to my family and my wife’s family. The men tend to like flat pillows, and the women tend to like fluffy pillows. Some of the women even sleep with multiple pillows. How about you? Identify yourself as male or female, and which type of pillow you prefer. * * * Things are random only insofar as we don’t understand them. ---
**Author:** ![Anti\_Pro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Anti\_Pro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anti_Pro)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/2 "2000-03-27T09:05:00Z")
Interesting take on this topic. I’m a female, and I sleep with an enormous kingsize fluffy pillow AND a flat standard size pillow. I’m terrified to think what this may mean?? :eek: ## Is it softened by the fact, I also sleep with a white, stuffed bear named Ricky?? Nah, I didn’t think so, just thought I’d throw it in there for effect!! 😃 Judy * * * “Um, according to who? Nothing more than a high brow troll, though occasionally the bi polar personality swung in a constructive direction on innocuous topics.” Omniscient ---
**Author:** ![Neenah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/958977/32.png) [@Neenah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neenah)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/3 "2000-03-27T09:28:00Z")
I’m female, and I sleep with one firm, flat pillow, when I use one at all. My (male) SO sleeps with as many big fluffy pillows as he can find. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/4 "2000-03-27T10:27:00Z")
I have to have a LOT of pillows, and I don’t like the fluffy ones that squash down to an inch thick when you put your head on them… I need HEIGHT. I sometimes sleep with pillows off the sofa in addition to 2 or 3 regular pillows. * * * – From an actual catalog: “Disco balls create an enchanting, dazzling effect of light shafts, adding movement and glamour to any occasion” _the Abrams’ bris was certainly memorable_ O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/5 "2000-03-27T13:56:00Z")
My pillows suck, and I’m too poor to get new ones. Dammit. If I had my drothers, I’d do two flat pillows on top of each other. I also sleep with a teddy bear named Chubby. And I have two X Chromosomes. ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/6 "2000-03-27T14:29:00Z")
Hmmm. Very interesting topic. Oddly enough, I used to sleep with lots of fluffy pillows, but lately have been sleeping on a fairly flat pillow. My hubby prefers a very firm, 5-6" thick pillow. I am currently sleeping on one pillow for my head, his pillow on one side of me\ and my huge, 4’ long, with extra stuffing I added, body pillow that I cuddle up to on the other. There are also one or more teddy bears in bed with me, not to mention my kitty, Heather. The puppy, thank goodness, prefers to sleep with my daughter for now. And, if any of you don’t know yet, my hubby is currently in UAE,hence the extra stuff in bed with me at the moment. * * * You sing in my consciousness like a counterpoint to my life. L.L. ---
**Author:** ![Crystalguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Crystalguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crystalguy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/7 "2000-03-27T14:58:00Z")
Male, fluffy, minimum of two. * * * Crystalguy ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/8 "2000-03-27T15:00:00Z")
Fluffy, but with some sping. I like to be able to sleep on my side with my head completely supported. I don’t have to have multiple pillows, but somehow I’ve ended up with five on my bed. They breed like bunnies. I also have a woven throw that I like to wrap around my shoulders for extra warmth. Not quite a security blanket, but close. ---
**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/9 "2000-03-27T16:39:00Z")
I’ve been sleeping on my son’s Eeyore pillow. For some reason it started out as a comfy TV watching pillow, then when he got a big Blue’s Clues pillow from Grandma, he forgot about Eeyore. I don’t require a lot of those normal bedroom pillows to sleep good after spending so much time in the military and learning to sleep just about anywhere. The Eeyore pillow is just the right amount of comfort even though I have to endure the derisive looks from Mrs. Bluepony. * * * _…send lawyers, guns, and money…_ ``` Warren Zevon ``` ---
**Author:** ![Sylence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Sylence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylence)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/10 "2000-03-28T06:36:00Z")
Something with neck support. I get horrendous neck cramps and tension headaches otherwise (one memorable occasion I couldn’t turn my head to the right for three days). – Sylence * * * “Excuse me, are you reading Torah and eating crayons?” ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/11 "2000-03-27T19:00:00Z")
When little, I used to put a teeny pillow over my neck to protect against the vampires…but nowadays I don’t use Any pillows.I’m female. * * * Donuts, and the promise of more donuts to come-Homer Simpson. ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/12 "2000-03-27T19:10:00Z")
So orangecakes, what are you doing now to protect against the vampires??? Me, I sleep with two pillows, one flat and one fluffy feather pillow. (Male, here, last time I checked.) ---
**Author:** ![idiotboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@idiotboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/idiotboy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/13 "2000-03-27T19:17:00Z")
## I’m a guy. I sleep with one flat pillow (for height) and a soft fluffy on top of it (for support) and occasionally have to flip the top pillow when it gets too hot (the other side is cooler hense the saying “cooler than the other side of the pillow”)…anyone else have this weird habit? Roots&Radicals, -ldiot8oy [JerkWaterJive](http://mp3.com/jerkwaterjive) …Ska and Punk never tasted so good together! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/14 "2000-03-27T19:17:00Z")
Not believing in them…it kills em right away * * * Donuts, and the promise of more donuts to come-Homer Simpson. ---
**Author:** ![bedboy4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@bedboy4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bedboy4)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/15 "2000-03-27T19:19:00Z")
you got to have 2 fucking flat pillows, fuck that fluffy shit, I hate when you put your head on one of those and your damn head sinks in, and the sides come up and pratically smother the shit outta you, sorry about the language, but fluffy pillows piss me off bigtime ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/16 "2000-03-27T20:00:00Z")
Male; side sleeper, require 2 pillows, both firm. Otherwise, one gets the dreaded “crick in tha neck” syndrome. * * * Sig! Sig a Sog! Sig it loud! Sig it Strog! – Karen Carpenter with a head cold ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/17 "2000-03-27T20:09:00Z")
Someone ought to put a pillow over bedboy4’s face tonight… * * * Voted **Best Sport** And narrowly averted the despised moniker **Smiley Master** Forward deployed until 18AUG00 ---
**Author:** ![Yankee\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ea924/32.png) [@Yankee\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankee_Blue)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/18 "2000-03-27T20:10:00Z")
Female, 2 feather (one semi-fluffy, one semi-flat) and one flat cotton batting pillow. Hubby has one very flat, one flat and one down semi-fluffy. Catogorize that, I dare you. 😃 * * * All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people. ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/19 "2000-03-27T20:58:00Z")
Male, 4 pillows, some fluffy, some not. * * * TMR You will buy the ukulele, and touch every place. ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212/20 "2000-03-27T22:18:00Z")
Male. Two flat pillows. When I read in bed I fold the corner of the top one over and it makes the perfect prop for my head. * * * VB Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-or-flat-pillow/15212.md?page=2)