Water (Drinking) Fountain or Bubbler?

tomparis · **Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:22 am Water (Drinking) Fountain or Bubbler?**

Now, this isn't dedicated to the topic of people hating each other over the whole water/drinking fountain or bubbler. (It's a water fountain, not a bubbler, BTW). What other things can you think of that are like this?

For starters, It's soda. Not pop. Soda. Here is my reasoning

Pop is a sound.
Soda is a beverage.

And Soda-Pop? Thats just plain wrong.

Valathous · **Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:33 pm**

I don't say soda or pop. All my friends hate me for it because I use the most correct term for it there is... Soft drink. That's right, all the cases say soft drink so that's what I say. They all say pop and it annoys me as much as my soft-drinkness annoys them.

TrekkieMage · **Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:58 pm**

I say soda. Soft-drink is too long and pop is just wrong

squiggy · **Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:57 am**

It's actually, if you want to get REALLY technical about it, a poisonous substance.
Another one along those lines:
People calling McDonalds a RESTAURANT;
McDonalds is a Fast Food Franchise((And that's how they usually list in the 411 database.)).
A restaurant serves food.
McDonalds serves... something else? I think... anyways yeah.

Joey · Rear Admiral Joined: 13 Jul 2001 Posts: 4708

going with what adam just said,

Applebees is a restaurant, mcdonalds is like.....fast cafateria food with heavy seasoning

IntrepidIsMe · **Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:28 pm**

I personally fail to see the difference. They both serve food, just in different ways. They're about the same, quality-wise, however.

lionhead · **Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:39 pm**

I thought it was called a "Fast-Food Restaurant". Sounds logical to me.

Its LevIOsa, not LevioSA.

Seven of Nine · **Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:04 am**

It's pop. I didn't even know it was called soda in some areas until I watched American television shows. I just consider it a cultural difference though.

Joey · Rear Admiral Joined: 13 Jul 2001 Posts: 4708

soda. nothing about "pop" pops

squiggy · **Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:22 pm**

Correction: The carbonated beverage((CORRECT BLOODY NAME

)) bubbles, or 'pops' like rice crispies do. I'd be more inclined to call it pop then soda

Arellia · **Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:23 pm**

It's soda. Pop is an old word. Soda-pop makes me thing of an old-fashioned ice cream shop. Not a bad thing, but not what I think of when I think of... say... pepsi.

Also, it's crisp, not cobbler. Why on earth would I eat something with an ugly name liked COBBLER? CAAAAAAW BLUUUUUR. Eugh. Crisp.

LightningBoy · **Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:56 pm**

It's Pop. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Valathous · **Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:16 pm**

Look on the cases in the store. They say "Soft Drink", "Soda", or "Cola"

Pop is just a colloquialism of certain regions.