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I just bought a knit hat with a Labatts logo on it and a tassel and can't think to call it anything but a 'toque' grin


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ingwe;
Top of the morning to you sir, hopefully you folks are as prepared for Christmas as you'd hoped to be and all else is acceptably well at your house.

Once upon a time we used to get a custom combine crew from South Dakota come up and harvest for us - this would be '82 or '83 I'd think - before both of our governments decided that sort of entrepreneurship was bad.....

Anyway these boys would start every fall at Ogallala, NB with a half dozen Massey 760's and work their way north until they hit us which was about the end of season for them as I recall.

Back then the big grain elevator companies along with the fuel suppliers used to give out promo toques by the handful, so we'd always have a good stock of green Cargill or black and red Esso ones stashed in the office. They all came with at least a tennis ball sized tassel on the top too back then. wink

One particularly frigid night we were finishing up and the South Dakota folks were not enjoying our temperatures much at all, so I suggested that I could go back to the office and supply each of them with a toque - which brought 6 of the blankest stares I'd seen in some time.

I asked the boss Mark just what they called a knitted woolen head covering and he replied - "watch cap or wool cap" Then he added, "As hungry as I am right now Dwayne, if you brought us a half dozen toques I'd likely try to eat them!" laugh

Being the curious sort I asked Mark what they'd call the headgear I always wore then and he replied "ball cap or trucker cap"

They all got a good chuckle when I asked, "So then John Wayne wears a cowboy cap then?"

Anyway ingwe you might be sad to know that the tassel top is getting more rare up here these days and the regular plain top watch cap style is the most commonly seen in our part of BC anyway.

You folks do have some interesting things that aren't common up here however and they do catch the traveling Canuck by surprise.

There was the time I was having breakfast in one of the Dakotas and was asked if I wanted chips with the bacon and eggs. Being a Canuck and mistakenly equating "chips = fries" I said yes please.

Of course I got potato chips with my bacon and eggs - which while confusing my stomach somewhat wasn't half bad.... confused

Then there's the whole sausage gravy on biscuits some of you folks do at every meal. wink laugh

Merry Christmas to you and yours ingwe.

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Then there's the whole sausage gravy on biscuits some of you folks do at every meal. wink laugh


I would think that would be a staple everywhere it is cold. Or hot! grin miles


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Good foggy morning Dwayne, I hope all is well in beautiful B.C.?

Food wise, the gravy, or mayonnaise on French fries throws a lot of Yanks.

I don't mind a tassel, but they fit poorly under a helmet.


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Then there's the whole sausage gravy on biscuits some of you folks do at every meal. wink laugh


I would think that would be a staple everywhere it is cold. Or hot! grin miles

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Good morning to you sir, hopefully this finds you well.

I can still recall when our girls were quite young and we were staying in a hotel in Spokane that included a breakfast buffet.

One of our daughters slid up beside me and asked, "Do you know what that grey stuff that looks like bad porridge but doesn't smell like it is?" laugh

Honestly I don't mind good sausage gravy, but some of course it's the bad stuff that is a wee bit off putting. wink

Merry Christmas to you folks Miles.

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Good morning to you sir, hopefully you folks are well and warm enough.

I'm with you on some of the styles we see young men wearing out here. The baggy toque along with skinny jeans and pink Converse on a guy still gives me pause. wink

That being said, there's few enough of us who wear cowboy hats, boots and jeans hereabouts that when I don't wear my hat the folks in the grocery store question where the hat went.

Our eldest daughter is a collector/wearer of toques year round, but then she's a she and that wasn't what we were talking about. grin

Anyway sir, regardless of your current choice of headwear, Merry Christmas to you all.

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Originally Posted by wabigoon
Good foggy morning Dwayne, I hope all is well in beautiful B.C.?

Food wise, the gravy, or mayonnaise on French fries throws a lot of Yanks.

I don't mind a tassel, but they fit poorly under a helmet.


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We're doing well so far thanks sir, though its too warm for the ski hill operators I suppose as we're getting our precipitation in the form of rain lately.

You folks don't do gravy on fries? Somehow I didn't know that.... blush

Mayonnaise is an abomination suitable for food applications only to make potato salad in my view - but as you know I'm in a minority in that regard.

Some folks will put it on good steak up here for heaven's sake and no, there is utterly no help for that ailment.

I've converted to flat top toques these days mostly because they fit folded into a jacket pocket easier and since my natural head insulation has long since exited, I need all the artificial block heaters I can get.

Every fall and winter coat I own has a toque tucked into a pocket and spares are stuffed into the consoles of vehicles too.

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours my friend.

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Dwayne: I hope this qualifies as a proper toque...cause its what I'll be wearing night hunting in Texas next month! grin



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ingwe;
I'd think that would be a fine representation of a traditional toque for sure.

Hopefully it brings you some hunting luck as well as keeping your head warm.

Merry Christmas ingwe.

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Merry Xmas to you and yours as well Dwayne!


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"... one toque over the line, sweet Jesus ..."


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Originally Posted by 5sdad
"... one toque over the line, sweet Jesus ..."

5sdad;
laugh laugh

Thanks for the laugh before we head off to Sunday services sir.

To reciprocate hopefully - THE weirdest version of Brewer and Shipley's song I've personally heard.



A "modern spiritual" indeed.... laugh

Merry Christmas to you and yours sir.

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Too bad that the Doobie Brothers weren't there to back them up

Thank you for the Chrismas wishes and a Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.


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When traveling in Canada I sometimes feel like capt. Kirk of the starship Enterprise, lost in a parallel universe.

Everything is familiar, but out if wack. Just when I start feeling comfortable something comes out of left field and throws me off course and I have to get on coms to engineering and see if Mr. Scott has been messing with the dilithium crystals again.

Never the less, always an enjoyable experience.

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