<![CDATA[I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”.]]>I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. That’s crazy talk. Toboggans are the *thing multiple people slide down snow-covered hills in*. They are NOT sleds. Sleds have a single rider and have metal runners.

1 - Toboggan
2 - Sled
3 - Flying saucer

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/072194a8-a2e3-423d-b6c2-cdf9cb667158/i-ve-just-learned-that-apparently-some-canadians-call-their-winter-hats-toboggans-.RSS for NodeThu, 09 Apr 2026 19:59:22 GMTSat, 28 Mar 2026 20:14:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:06:59 GMT]]>@gedeonm Madness. I’d revoke the citizenship of any Canadian who said that. 🍁🦫🇨🇦

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116308837597958223https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116308837597958223Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:06:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:06:44 GMT]]>@gedeonm
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bDJ8lSUNOBo

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mrdaveanderson/statuses/116308836640555490https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mrdaveanderson/statuses/116308836640555490Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:06:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:54:44 GMT]]>@gedeonm Grinders at school... also fluffernutters. though cant get my wife to ever try one

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/Darrinsden/statuses/116308789469293523https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/Darrinsden/statuses/116308789469293523Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:54:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:52:53 GMT]]>@ashkendo @gedeonm i was born just a little south of you. Lower central NC.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/tankgrrl/statuses/116308782163027843https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/tankgrrl/statuses/116308782163027843Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:52:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:52:42 GMT]]>@CStamp @ashkendo @gedeonm in Iowa that style of hat with the ball on it was usually called a stocking cap by everyone I knew.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bigzaphod/statuses/116308781473868546https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bigzaphod/statuses/116308781473868546Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:52:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:46:17 GMT]]>@gedeonm @ashkendo Ok, so... "The grinder sandwich, a beloved staple of delis & lunch counters across the US, derives its name from a simple, yet practical source: the hefty bread required to contain its generous fillings. Initially, the name referenced the robust, often Italian-style, crusty bread that required significant “grinding” or chewing. Over time, the name stuck, becoming synonymous with the substantial and satisfying sandwich itself."

Live and learn.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116308756216387283https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116308756216387283Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:46:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:44:13 GMT]]>@CStamp @ashkendo Yep, growing up grinders were sub-like sandwiches we had at school. This was in New England so it’s a distinctly regional name.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gedeonm/statuses/116308748100096191https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gedeonm/statuses/116308748100096191Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:44:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:42:56 GMT]]>@gedeonm If it helps, the hat gets its name from the sled. That is, it is literally a type of hat suitable for use while tobogganing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/jwisser/statuses/116308743044631362https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/jwisser/statuses/116308743044631362Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:42:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:39:59 GMT]]>@gedeonm @ashkendo Grinders? I've only recently heard of heros and hogies. 😀

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116308731456116094https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116308731456116094Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:39:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:39:13 GMT]]>@CStamp @gedeonm When I was a kid “soft drink” was the most used term in the area. I think “soda” or “coke” (as a generic term) has become the most popular now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308728423360425https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308728423360425Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:39:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:38:17 GMT]]>@ashkendo @CStamp Don’t get me started on soda. Or subs/hero/grinders. Ooh boy.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gedeonm/statuses/116308724801408425https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gedeonm/statuses/116308724801408425Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:38:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:37:03 GMT]]>@msh I’M CANADIAN! 😅 My entire father’s side is French Canadian and I’ve also never heard of anyone calling a hat a toboggan until today.

Apparently some do however, maybe they moved there from the southern United States where apparently it was adopted the name for a knit winter hat.

I’m stupified by all of this, truly.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gedeonm/statuses/116308719928169418https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gedeonm/statuses/116308719928169418Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:37:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:37:02 GMT]]>@tankgrrl @gedeonm I’m in central/eastern NC right along I-95. Born just a bit more north (but still in NC).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308719868173439https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308719868173439Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:37:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:35:35 GMT]]>@gedeonm this toot sleighs.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ryanbooker/statuses/116308714148579077https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ryanbooker/statuses/116308714148579077Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:35:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:34:42 GMT]]>@ashkendo @gedeonm I think pop is the most common word in Canada. The only folk I've ever heard use soda were Americans. 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116308710701388526https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116308710701388526Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:34:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:33:57 GMT]]>@gedeonm I’m voting from my local Canadian embassy as we speak. Going to give them a piece of my mind.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/cakemix/statuses/116308707711878851https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/cakemix/statuses/116308707711878851Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:33:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:32:59 GMT]]>@ashkendo @gedeonm also, where I was born is not very far from where Ged lives.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/tankgrrl/statuses/116308703923026083https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/tankgrrl/statuses/116308703923026083Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:32:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:32:51 GMT]]>What do you consider a “toboggan”?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gedeonm/statuses/116308703433193354https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gedeonm/statuses/116308703433193354Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:32:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:32:27 GMT]]>@CStamp @gedeonm This reminds me of the discussions I had when I went to school in Boston about how we all referred to soda. Everybody from the various regions all had a different word. Soft drinks, soda, tonic, coke (as a generic term); but everybody laughed at the guy who called it “pop”.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308701820674366https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308701820674366Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:32:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:30:23 GMT]]>@gedeonm you have been misinformed. I am a lifelong Canadian born to lifelong Canadians and none of us at all have ever heard of toques being called toboggans by Canadians before.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://coales.co/users/msh/statuses/116308693733689565https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://coales.co/users/msh/statuses/116308693733689565Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:30:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:28:37 GMT]]>@gedeonm @CStamp There are many things we shouldn’t be allowed to name but this is one of the few things (along with the “trunk” is the compartment at the back of a car) I’ll stick up for.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308686753509422https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308686753509422Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:28:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:26:21 GMT]]>@gedeonm @ashkendo This goes into more detail. "The word "toboggan," which many associate with a sled, actually dates back to the 1820s as a French-Canadian adaptation of an Algonquian word, possibly Mi'kmaq or Abenaki, that described a type of sled. Over time, especially in the southern U.S. where snow is scarce, the connection between "toboggan" and "sled" faded, leaving "toboggan" to primarily refer to a wool hat."

Anyway, that was an unexpected rabbit hole.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116308677841454077https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116308677841454077Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:26:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:26:16 GMT]]>@gedeonm well, then!!! I’m just going to put on my toboggan and ride my sled out of here. 😄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308677534755036https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ashkendo/statuses/116308677534755036Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:26:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve just learned that apparently some Canadians call their winter hats “toboggans”. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:25:34 GMT]]>@gedeonm @ashkendo I must come to Ash's defense. Where I was born they also called a knitted cap a toboggan.

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