Ged Maheux2d ago

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

Show threadAsh Doyle2d ago
@gedeonm I’m a US southerner born in 1973 and as a kid “toboggan” was the most common word heard around here for a woven winter hat often with a poof ball thing on top.
Show threadGed Maheux2d ago
@ashkendo I hate to say it but you were raised wrong then 😜
Show threadAsh Doyle2d ago
@gedeonm well, then!!! I’m just going to put on my toboggan and ride my sled out of here. 😄
Show thread💀 𝓕airchild 💀2d ago
@ashkendo @gedeonm also, where I was born is not very far from where Ged lives.
Show threadAsh Doyle
@tankgrrl @gedeonm I’m in central/eastern NC right along I-95. Born just a bit more north (but still in NC).
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Show thread💀 𝓕airchild 💀2d ago
@ashkendo @gedeonm i was born just a little south of you. Lower central NC.