sail

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Koohii stories:

1) [gsantise] 28-8-2007(156): When stranded at sea, we needed a Sail. The best we had was a TOWEL, which was MEDICORE, only catching a DROP of WIND.

2) [mcbainpc] 25-6-2008(131): A towel makes a mediocre sail.

3) [nolusu] 16-7-2007(21): A sail is a piece of cloth used to catch every drop of wind.

4) [shadolite] 18-3-2008(7): One handy use for a towel, according to the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Universe, is as a sail. The effect will be mediocre, however, if there is little wind.

5) [stan_in_japan] 13-2-2012(5): A towel makes a mediocre sail.