# dunces  caps

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunces-caps/376848>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 17, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunces-caps/376848 "2006-10-17T22:29:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![wiccawendy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e57/32.png) [@wiccawendy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiccawendy)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunces-caps/376848/1 "2006-10-17T22:29:47Z")

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The dunces cap was used by the druids. theres was made from copper two or three of them have been dug up ovver the years

Best regards wiccawendy

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunces-caps/376848/2 "2006-10-18T00:51:16Z")

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Column: [What’s the origin of the dunce cap?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mduncecap.html)

I’d think copper would be too heavy; what’s your source on that?

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunces-caps/376848/3 "2006-10-18T06:47:32Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, Wendy.

Since this is a comment on a Straight Dope Staff Report by SDSTAFF Gaudere, and not on one of the Straight Dope columns by Cecil Adams, I’ll move this thread to the Comments on Staff Reports forum.

bibliophage  
modeator CCC