I can't see a water fountain without a mental 1 steamboat, 2 steamboats, 3 steamboats...
Though I always appreciated the ones who counted hippopotamuses instead.
That was the weirdest thing for me when I worked at a little kid's school. When I was a kid, we didn't have designated drinking time at the fountain. We just drank randomly during recess and lunch.
I used to do "one one-thousand, two one-thousand, etc"
But then found it was better to so l switch it to "one-thousand one, one-thousand two, etc" because then the count matches the time closer. In the first, when you say the count, you are actually one second earlier. Eg, "two" marks the end of the first second and the start of the second one. But saying the number after (one-thousand, steamboat, mississippi, or whatever) means you can just say the number you last said for an accurate second count.
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dbx12@programming.dev · 80 pts · 278d
Just wrap your mouth over the spout and you don't waste a single drop.
ch00f@lemmy.world · 77 pts · 278d
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 277d
Thought that was JD Vance at first. Still not sure it isn’t.
tpihkal@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 278d
Came here to say this. It's a perfect strategy until they start putting cages on them like at my last job.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 278d
Is there…more to this story?
loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 278d
It's a Parks and Recs reference. Here's a clip of the episode: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QoCOQb2u-N8
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 278d
Oh yeah lol guess it’s time for a rewatch.
Apeman42@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 278d
Found the person from Pawnee.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 9 pts · 278d
That's hot.
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 278d
Finally some kink representation
FarceOfWill@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 278d
I think in this case you dont call it a spout you call it a nipple.
fartographer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 278d
I've got nipples, Greg. Can you mil- OH GOD, HE'S LATCHED ON LIKE A LAMPREY!!!
fubarx@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 278d
https://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/a-sip-of-conflict
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 35 pts · 278d
I do not like this
Zorque@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 278d
Could always drink Brawndo instead.
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 278d
Eww like water,
From like the toilet
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 277d
no
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 277d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 278d
I can't see a water fountain without a mental 1 steamboat, 2 steamboats, 3 steamboats...
Though I always appreciated the ones who counted hippopotamuses instead.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 278d
Was that how long you could take to drink if there was a line?
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 278d
Yes.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 278d
Man, I haven't thought of that in almost 40 years!
kibiz0r@midwest.social · 4 pts · 278d
Ours was always “1 2 3 save some for me”
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 277d
Hey! No cuts.
burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 277d
That was the weirdest thing for me when I worked at a little kid's school. When I was a kid, we didn't have designated drinking time at the fountain. We just drank randomly during recess and lunch.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 276d
I used to do "one one-thousand, two one-thousand, etc"
But then found it was better to so l switch it to "one-thousand one, one-thousand two, etc" because then the count matches the time closer. In the first, when you say the count, you are actually one second earlier. Eg, "two" marks the end of the first second and the start of the second one. But saying the number after (one-thousand, steamboat, mississippi, or whatever) means you can just say the number you last said for an accurate second count.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 277d
Bubbler is mostly only used in parts of New England and WI
https://brilliantmaps.com/linguistic-maps-that-divide-americans/
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 277d
Thanks, Kohler!
Though I don't know why that bit of New England got it.
themaninblack@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 277d
And Australia! And I am from both.
Tire@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 277d
I love these. Thank you.
OpenStars@piefed.social · 6 pts · 278d
This is surely going to always end well, especially with glasses 🤓.
Rooty@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 278d
The second saves water at the expense of your dignity.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 277d
Ha, the fools, you can't go below no dignity at all! 💦
MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io · 3 pts · 278d
Counterpoint
474D@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 278d
I can feel the pain in my neck already
fartographer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 278d
@PP_BOY_@lemmy.world
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 277d
Hi