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Question About Toque

C

I have searched the threads and couldn’t find the answer so… Roderick, why is Toque named Toque? I know that a Toque is a type of hat, but other than that, I’m pretty clueless.

T

I always guessed it was a play on the word toke. Tom502

C

I thought that at first as well.

P

The first snuff bullets made by Toque looked like a toque, hence the name.

T

As an American, I have no idea what a toque looks like, or is. Tom502

C

It’s a chef’s hat

T

Then I would think it’s also related to the word “toke”. And I gotta get a hat like that. Tom502

C

Old English? That’s AWESOME! Has anyone ever heard Old English being spoken? It’s quite eloquent. EDIT: Here is a video of the first verse of Beowulf in Old English. CLICK

A

Its a good brand name, odd, but it works somehow

B

reminds me of welsh.

T

I haven’t drank an Olde English 800 since high school.