We’ve all felt an innate sense of coolness—even, perhaps, superiority—when watching some dink act like a dink to a hip cashier at any checkout line. And then felt the swipe of comeuppance when we act like a dink in an attempt to display our inherent coolness.

James had just such an experience while wearing his brand new Canadian toque.

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Canadian Word Origin: Toque

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