# If you were a fabric, what kind of fabric would you be? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 24, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533 "2007-02-24T18:31:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/21 "2007-02-25T06:38:52Z")
Fine Cotton. A little above average, and very pleasant. Also shrinks when wet ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![SailedTheOceanBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@SailedTheOceanBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailedTheOceanBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/22 "2007-02-25T07:18:12Z")
Cashmere, woven, not knit. Still warm and cozy but more durable and less fuzzy. Woven is the weirdest past tense. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/23 "2007-02-25T15:15:34Z")
Steel wool ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpine/32/17813_2.png) [@Alpine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/24 "2007-02-25T15:55:11Z")
PolarFleece. Cozy, yet utilitarian. (And itโ€™s all I wear, anyway.) ---
**Author:** ![Smitty\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Smitty\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty_B)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/25 "2007-02-25T18:30:39Z")
Felt. Iโ€™m not that organized. ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/26 "2007-02-25T20:44:55Z")
Carbon fiber. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/27 "2007-02-25T21:21:21Z")
I donโ€™t think Iโ€™m ever cultured or tidy enough for the really classy fabrics, so โ€“ potato sacking. Maybe onion sacking if Iโ€™m in a good mood. ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/28 "2007-02-26T01:29:06Z")
Brown corduroy. Not much to look at, but the noise irritates the hell out of everyone. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/29 "2007-02-26T03:04:12Z")
Old flannel. Soft and cozy. ---
**Author:** ![Barrels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Barrels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrels)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/30 "2007-02-26T05:19:13Z")
Denim. Denim like your favorite pair of jean. Worn in, soft, comfortable, durable, the first thing you want to reach for when you get dressed. The kind of jeans that you can get stuff done in or go to the bar in. Barrels ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/31 "2007-02-26T05:47:15Z")
[QUOTE=MadPansy64] Brown corduroy. Not much to look at, but the noise irritates the hell out of everyone. [/QUOTE] Damn and double damn. I wish Iโ€™d said that. Clever as hell. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/32 "2007-02-26T07:32:30Z")
Smartwool. โ„ข Warm and old fashioned in a modern way. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/33 "2007-02-26T07:39:28Z")
Yo Doc, What is smartwool? If you dont mind explaining of course. ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/34 "2007-02-26T11:56:39Z")
Neoprene. ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/35 "2007-02-26T14:39:19Z")
[QUOTE=LifeOnWry] Damn and double damn. I wish Iโ€™d said that. Clever as hell. [/QUOTE] Thanks! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/36 "2007-02-26T15:38:04Z")
Seersucker. Iโ€™m pretty gullible. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/37 "2007-02-26T17:50:43Z")
[QUOTE=Barrels] Denim. Denim like your favorite pair of jean. Worn in, soft, comfortable, durable, the first thing you want to reach for when you get dressed. The kind of jeans that you can get stuff done in or go to the bar in. Barrels [/QUOTE] See post #14. Are you my brother (sister)? ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Barrels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Barrels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrels)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/38 "2007-02-26T21:18:44Z")
[QUOTE=TroubleAgain] See post #14. Are you my brother (sister)? ๐Ÿ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] Sister-in-Jeans ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/39 "2007-02-26T21:22:21Z")
[QUOTE=Barrels] Sister-in-Jeans ๐Ÿ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] Does that make yโ€™all jeanetically related? I mean, if you share the same jeansโ€ฆ ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/40 "2007-02-26T21:46:01Z")
Doupioni silk. My flaws are visible, but do not necessarily lower my inherent value. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533.md?page=3)