A towel [...] is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; [...] you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
—Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Are you the kind of hoopy frood who knows where their towel is? If so, share a picture in the comments! Do you favor the classic bath towel, a beach towel, a more compact hand towel, or something else? Are you Team Terrycloth or Team Waffle Fabric? Today is the day to let your flag fly and show your textile allegiance!
If you haven't read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (now 5 6 books!) listened to the BBC radio program, watched the TV show, or seen the film, today is the perfect day to remedy that. Visit your library or local book store. Learn more about towel day at www.towelday.org.
