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Ohh That's Rich- last years SOTU grade (Original Post) Figarosmom Feb 22 OP
I'll Second Everything He Said ProfessorGAC Feb 22 #1
Toque mon, it's a toque. Disaffected Feb 22 #3
ETA Disaffected Feb 22 #4
He's from Milwaukee....nt Figarosmom Feb 22 #5
Still should be called Disaffected Feb 22 #7
I always thought toques were wool, but anyway it's the same thing Figarosmom Feb 22 #8
What's in a name anyhow :) Disaffected Feb 22 #9
Trump laid off hundreds of thousands of federal workers bucolic_frolic Feb 22 #2
Thanks and thanks for the Opera....nt Figarosmom Feb 22 #6
Something about cutting the price of energy in half? Norrrm Feb 22 #10

Disaffected

(6,345 posts)
3. Toque mon, it's a toque.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 04:48 PM
Feb 22

Canadians say "toque" for a winter knit cap because the word comes from French, borrowed from French-Canadian tuque, which itself comes from older French, Spanish (toca), and possibly Arabic/Persian words for headwear, becoming a distinct Canadian term for a knitted hat worn by early fur traders and voyageurs for warmth in the cold climate.

Figarosmom

(11,271 posts)
8. I always thought toques were wool, but anyway it's the same thing
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:19 PM
Feb 22

From Google

Americans call a toque a beanie, stocking cap, or sometimes a watch cap, though "toque" (or tuque/touque) is distinctly Canadian for that close-fitting knit winter hat, while in the US, "toque" often brings to mind a chef's hat, notes. Regional US terms also include "toboggan" in the South, say.

Here in WI we used to call them navy hats because we'd buy them at the navy exchange.

bucolic_frolic

(54,788 posts)
2. Trump laid off hundreds of thousands of federal workers
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 04:39 PM
Feb 22

and the deficit still grew. Cut or eliminated dozens of federal programs, and hired goons with the money. The dumbest government money can buy.

Figaro! Figaro! Figaro! nice video find.

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