All is the best with this best of all possible moles

In a recent post I had this to say about a mid 1980's era cotton moleskin smock:

moleskin is a term for cotton fabric that has a fuzzy texture that (theoretically) is similar to the fur of a mole. I'm most familiar with the sticky back variety that is meant for foot troubles but enjoyed by drummers who use it to dampen their skins. Thinking about that makes the fashionibility of that smock seem all the more improbable. It also doesn't help that it looks like a straight-jacket.

To which I received this reply:

But dude - the moleskin frock was made IN WALES! May be it imitates the texture of specifically Welsh moles?!

I hadn't thought of that.

At this point, I have to confess that I have (at least as far as I can recall) never touched a mole, regardless of nationality. I have spent time with the sticky back variety, as I have frequently needed to muffle drums.

It was my presumption that the cotton moleskin was based on some sort of universal Platonic Ideal of perfect moleness. I now realize that this was short sighted of me.

Now I have a new goal: I must go to Wales and touch a mole.

Eventually.

I can't go now. My passport expired. But it is on my list. Honest.