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This is a history and list of drinking fountains in the United States. A drinking fountain, also called a water fountain or bubbler, is a fountain designed to provide drinking water. It consists of a basin with either continuously running water or a tap. The drinker bends down to the stream of water and swallows water directly from the stream.
A survey of US dialects undertaken between 2002 and 2004 found the word bubbler is commonly used in southern and eastern Wisconsin and in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The phrase drinking fountain was common in the rest of the inland north and in the west, while water fountain dominated other parts of the country.
bubbler (esp. New England, Wisconsin and the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys) – a water fountain; cellar – alternate term for basement [6] sneakers (throughout the U.S., though concentrated in the Northeast and parts of Florida) – generic rubber-soled athletic shoe. [7] soda – a sweet, carbonated soft drink
It stemmed from “only in Ohio” memes referencing incidents that happen in the state, which are oftentimes bizarre. The article referenced another Gen Alpha phrase: "skibidi toilet Ohio rizzler."
According to Know Your Meme, treating Ohio as a joke started in 2016 after the meme "Ohio vs the world" went viral on Tumblr. User @screenshotsofdespair posted a photo of a digital marquee in an ...
Vice President Harris, former President Trump, and other politicians have been the subject of viral memes during the election cycle, with highlights including "Brat summer," "childless cat ladies ...
"All your base are belong to us" is an Internet meme based on a poorly translated phrase from the opening cutscene of the Japanese video game Zero Wing. The phrase first appeared on the European release of the 1991 Sega Mega Drive / Genesis port of the 1989 Japanese arcade game .
Ohio, also referred to as Only in Ohio or Ohio vs. the World, [1] [2] [3] is an Internet slang and meme first popularized in 2016. The term refers to obviously surreal and random phenomena that supposedly occur in the U.S. state with the same name.