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Friday, August 7, 2020

WATER DISPENSING DEVICE FRIDAY DEBATE

On Friday in the past we have done a "Friday Food Debate" where we tackle some of the burning questions of the culinary world, ha...we haven't done one of those in a while but this week we'll expand to another random fun question that came up.

This week, the burning question is:


After the fun one question last week (fireflies or lightning bugs) we found another fun one this week. The machine that dispenses water in stores and businesses and parks...you know, you're thirsty and you ask "excuse me do you all have a......"?

WATER FOUNTAIN or DRINKING FOUNTAIN?  Or heck in some areas of the country people call them BUBBLERS (2nd Man had heard of that but I've never heard that, at least that I can remember, ha).

As for us here, it is water fountain. 2nd Man and I grew up here and that's all we've ever called it.   


Another fascinating thing that is regional in usage.  You can see the map above shows where they are most prevalent.  Some areas overlap a bit.

So what do YOU call that water dispensing machine? Team water fountain?  Team water machine?  Team bubbler?



16 comments:

  1. Water Cooler & sometimes fountain.
    ALL the businesses here have them all closed off or are covered up so people don't use them.
    Me, I would never, ever drink from a water cooler/fountain.
    When we go into town I take my own bottled water.

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    1. Have noticed that many places have shut off the water completely to their drinking fountains.

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  2. "wooder fountain" - philly pronunciation

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  3. I grew up in Massachusetts and used to call them bubblers. I've attended universities and lived in multiple states, so I have used all three terms..and, of course, I have carried my own water from home for years, so I rarely have to refer to them at all nowadays.

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  4. I am originally from New York and we always called them water fountains, also in CA.

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  5. Here in Australia we called them bubblers.

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  6. Water fountain. I guess Colleen's right, those will shortly become historical artifacts, they're not likely to survive this plague. Decades from now we'll reminisce on our rockers about racing to use them after recess & the young'uns will look at us like we're speaking martian. "Water fountain? Recess? Old people are so weird."

    But here's an idea for next week, & they'll surely survive Covid: What do you call those little black bugs that roll up into a ball when kids poke them?

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    1. "What do you call those little black bugs that roll up into a ball when kids poke them?"
      My granddaughter calls them rolly pollies.
      Other names used are Pill Bugs,slaters and doodle bugs

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  7. I’ve lived in SE Texas my entire life and it’s always been a water fountain to me. When I was teaching kindergarten, that’s what all of us called it. After watching the kids put their mouths directly on them, I would never drink from one.
    I’ve never heard of a water fountain being called a bubbler. However, I have heard of some gadgets called bubblers for bird baths.

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  8. Water fountains for both of us in Alabama.

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  9. Born and raised in N. Illinois and always a drinking fountain or a water fountain! Same in N. and Middle California and, I think, same in S. Colorado! Seriously ... Not something I keep track of!

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  10. Have lived in Michigan all my life and everyone I know calls them Water Fountains.

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  11. I grew up in Washington state ... as far NW as you can go ... & I only ever heard it called Water Fountain. Interesting

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