Phil Robertson

I kinda liked ol' Shakespeare and them guys, you know. I went back and got my master's just in case. I thought, if I ever needed it, I'd have the sheepskin to show people no matter how dumb I looked, actually I was about half intelligent. I got the degree to let 'em know I wasn't as dumb as I acted.

American Celebrity

Vivienne Westwood

I have certain signatures, certain cutting principles. It could be a raw-edged seam; it could be leaving the lining of sheepskin exposed so it's not perfectly finished. I invent new ways to do it, but the end goal is always the same.

English Designer

Dick York

I kept having chills. This was in the middle of the summer and I was wearing a sheepskin jacket and I was chilling. I was shaking all over.

American Actor

Robert M. Hutchins

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness.

American Educator

Refers to actual sheepskin, often used in clothing and decor.

Physical Product

'Sheepskin' connotes warmth and comfort, making it popular for certain products.

Warm and Soft

Sheepskin can indicate a product is of high quality and possibly expensive.

Luxury Item

As slang, 'sheepskin' represents completing a degree program, not just attending.

Education Achievement

Using 'sheepskin' for a diploma is casual and might be unfamiliar in formal contexts.

Informal Usage

'Sheepskin' for a diploma is mainly American slang and may not be understood elsewhere.

US-Centric Term

 And it's that long history of collaboration that, to me, makes it a very perfect object. The story of the pencil starts with graphite. People started finding really useful applications for this new substance. They cut it into small sticks and wrapped it in string or sheepskin or paper

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 except last time I checked they didn't hot glue them to plastic soles hmm if you want to tell if it's real Australian sheepskin boots they're gonna have nice thick soles not these basically flip-flopped looking material and plus