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14. That's s funny

Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:09 AM

Oct 2022

I also like “bubblers,” upthread. It has so much more character than “drinking fountain.”

With Mup Ears, I get a connotation of muppets , though. 😊

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What regional words in only your area? [View all] debm55 Oct 2022 OP

Pop is also midwestern for soda. Ocelot II Oct 2022 #1

Why? debm55 Oct 2022 #2

This is the theory, at least: Ocelot II Oct 2022 #3

interesting,Thank you for the info debm55 Oct 2022 #5

Drinking fountains are "bubblers" in Milwaukee PaxtonSahara Oct 2022 #4

Thank you. debm55 Oct 2022 #7

NJ: NJCher Oct 2022 #6

It's been almost 23 years SouthernLiberal Oct 2022 #12

Dean Martin pronounced it as wnylib Oct 2022 #16

Shout out from Sacramento crud Oct 2022 #8

Also regarding the Pittsburg accent... crud Oct 2022 #9

That's s funny NJCher Oct 2022 #14

I'm from northwestern PA. wnylib Oct 2022 #17

Edinboro crud Oct 2022 #23

Thought it might be Edinboro. That or one of wnylib Oct 2022 #25

Fugedabotit! (Brooklynese) I think I spelled it right 😄 electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #10

Only thing I can think of wryter2000 Oct 2022 #11

I've always worked around medicine.... Laffy Kat Oct 2022 #13

Bismark for jelly-filled... 3catwoman3 Oct 2022 #15

Padidlle Cairycat Oct 2022 #18

Philly -Wooder ice Walleye Oct 2022 #19

In NJ you go to the shore mnhtnbb Oct 2022 #20

Momma nem. lpbk2713 Oct 2022 #21

Kype Marthe48 Oct 2022 #22

Growing up in Seattle: a potluck was called a potlatch Coventina Oct 2022 #24