Canadian, eh
Toque, loonie, double-double. The English of Tim Hortons queues and very long winters.
"Bit nippy out, eh? Forgot my toque. Wanna grab a double-double before the bus shows up at the stop, or what?"
"We’re heading to the outdoor rink, bud, and it’s brutal out, so grab your toque before your ears freeze solid, eh."
"I’ve only got a loonie and a couple quarters, eh. That should cover the Timmy’s tip, but the meter wants two bucks, bud."
"Dug through my coat pockets and found enough toonies to buy two coffees and a box of Timbits. Canadian winter pockets are basically savings accounts, eh."
"Swing by Timmies before practice, yeah? Grab me a double-double and a Boston Cream, and I’ll toss you a loonie for the trouble."
"I swung by Timmies and grabbed a 50-pack of Timbits for the team, plus a couple double-doubles. The honey dip ones vanished before the meeting started."
"Quit acting like a hoser, bud, you tracked slush all over the mudroom again. Take off your boots, hang your toque, and grab a beer."
"She colour-coded the entire group project two weeks before it was due and made a shared spreadsheet with deadlines. Total keener, but honestly we would have failed without her."
"Buddy showed up in his toque, waxed the skis, and we were givin' 'er all afternoon, straight-lining pow like we owned the hill."
"Once the first real dump of snow hit, the neighbours locked up the cottage, packed the RV, and headed to Florida for the winter, eh."
"I left my kid’s stuffie at Grandma’s and she had a full meltdown, so we had to drive back and do the rescue mission."
"Tabarnak! Who left the door open in the middle of January?"
"Buddy said we should drive six hours to the concert with no tickets and no hotel, I looked at him and said full send, let's go eh."
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