Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
remember that stuff they were using as a shoe leather substitute a few years back? I think it was named Corfram or something like that. It was real popular in military circles because it always looked well shined. How about that?

Synthetic leather, upon which a coating is applied to make it resistant to scuffs and scratches (my ass), and provides an everlasting mirror shine. Never really worked that well, but it beat having to polish the shoes every time an inspection came around. Right up until the commander said that even though they were authorized for wear, he ever wanted to see a pair of those in HIS formations.