Need Help From Canadians!

[JenTavolacci]

Hi everyone!

So we have some new products and I have a question that the Canadians should be able to help me with....I have attached a photo of Pete wearing what we call a "beanie". To my question... a couple of years ago I was at a trade show and met some people from Canada and they did not call this a "beanie", they called it something else that for the life of me I cannot remember. I had never heard the word before. Could someone tell me what these hats/caps/beanie things are called in Canada? I would like to add it to the product description....plus I am not so sure I like the name "beanie" for them.

 

Thanks!!!!

-Jen

 

Oh yeah..... Marc Thorpe - no comments on what the arrow is pointing to!!!! Ah....forget it - go for it!

 

[ecmilley]

i always called them a toque

[Roy]

It's called a "Touque", Jen

 

Milley is right of course but I'm bilingual. The correct English spelling is "toque" while the correct French spelling is "tuque".

[Bob]

Watch cap or touque but a touque usually has a pompom on top.

[JenTavolacci]

AHHHH....and that would be why I did not remember it!!!!

That seems to be it!

I looked it up:

 

Toque: soft hat with a narrow brim worn especially in the 16th century, from Old Spanish toca headdress

 

1 : a woman's small hat without a brim made in any of various soft close-fitting shapes

2 : TUQUE

3 : a tall brimless hat worn by a chef -- called also toque blanche

 

 

THANKS!!!!!!

[Roy]

Jen, I hope you realize that that pic of Pete will bring joy to the hearts of many accomplished Photoshop wizards around here. Personally, I can't wait.

 

Thank you.

[JenTavolacci]

Yeah, we figured that, well...... as long as its bringing joy.

[bigfish1965]

[Joey]

And Jen, it's pronounced two-ck, not toku or talku, ha ha ha! EH!

 

Joey

Edited December 6, 2006 by Joey

[sturgman]

And Jen, it's pronounced two-ck, not toku or talku, ha ha ha! EH!

 

Joey

 

Its a must for all Canadians who need to venture outside to shift our Igloo panels in high winds!!

 

At first i thought you were referring to a skull cap, but yup that right there is a toque

[jediangler]

Nobody pulls it off like Pacino.

If it's all black, it's a Serpico hat.

[GbayGiant]

No offence to Pete but everytime I see a pic of him it reminds me of the Crocodile hunter (RIP) and they both seem like great guys and love toothy critters.

[JenTavolacci]

The one Pete is wearing is a knit cap....it may be a Toque but maybe not, its not a skull cap though. We do have others at petemaina.com that I think for sure are Toques. Is that the plural? I tried to find out so I could put it on the site but Miriam Webster didn't give a plural for it. The others on the site are fleece....here is a photo:

 

 

Crocodile Hunter?? Funny!

 

-Jen

[lew]

Jen, have a look at the pic in my signature, even dogs wear touques up here

[Whopper]

Jen, have a look at the pic in my signature, even dogs wear touques up here

 

Touges... Pickeral ... Muskie ... eh

 

LMAO Lew and after yesterday we also catch pickeral here too!

 

Whopper

[lew]

Touges... Pickeral ... Muskie ... eh

 

LMAO Lew and after yesterday we also catch pickeral here too!

 

Whopper

 

Hey Phil, if you Americans hang around OFC long enough, we'll get y'all Canuckalized

[douG]

If we called em a knit stocking cold weather beanie hat, our heads would be froze before we got out the house. Toque.

[Marc Thorpe]

Pete

I"d like you to do little excesise

 

1) stand in front of a mirror

2) place Toque on your head

3) place both arms along side each side of you

4) Jump up and down

 

Make sure your ears are sticking out

 

You can call me if you like to yell insults

 

Dude thanks for the laugh,I aint worried about Verasce calling you

[Fang]

You know it's very hard to tell Pete and Lew apart when they're wearing tooks (proper northern ontario spelling).

 

We also call em skull caps and skidoo caps

[JenTavolacci]

whatever happened to the old reliable word..."hat".....hats, beanies, skull caps, toque, skidoo caps, watch cap......aaarrrggggg!!!!

[Terry]

Now

this is a beanie

and a fine looking one

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JenTavolacci]

aaaaaaahhhhhh ha ha ha!!!!!!! great photo Terry!!!!!!

 

And I agree....THAT is a beanie!!!!!!!

[Pete Maina]

Oh man ... this is brutal. I've got spinners on my head-bone now ... knew never shoulda let her snap that photo.

 

Thorpe, put your Toque on, grasp firmly on both sides - and yank 'till you're touching your toes

 

Oh, and make certain for Dominique to take a photo

[Marc Thorpe]

Terry I love the photo

Fits his personality

 

He's quite the twirler

[eggshen]

hahaha a beanie? Isn't that what little kids wear in comic book strips? they also have a propeller that can spin on top.