Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
Owain typed


What's fabric softener?


Bloo goo I buy cos my partner whines that the towels are too rough.


Introduce him to Rupert Brooke[1], in particular The Great Lover:
"These I have loved
....
Then, the cool kindliness of sheets, that soon
Smooth away trouble; and the rough male kiss
Of blankets ..."

I must admit that after "the benison of hot water" the "rough male kiss"
of a towel is *wonderful*!

Douglas de Lacey
[1] FTAOD, this is metonymy.