Yes we do, bubbler is a brand name (like Kleenex or tempo for tissues). Here and southern Wisconsin we call them bubblers.
Edit: EvidentlyI am wrong and just perpetuating a myth. Apparently no one’s knows, though it might have something to do with the bubble valve in the faucet head. Apparently some companies describe the head of a drinking fountain as a bubbler.
As to why we, Wisconsinites, and Australians use the term for a drinking fountain; no one knows. Not that that is going to stop me from using the term, and passing it on to my kids.
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Reply to Is it true you guys call water fountains bubblers too? by Kryptonthenoblegas
Yes we do, bubbler is a brand name (like Kleenex or tempo for tissues). Here and southern Wisconsin we call them bubblers.
Edit: EvidentlyI am wrong and just perpetuating a myth. Apparently no one’s knows, though it might have something to do with the bubble valve in the faucet head. Apparently some companies describe the head of a drinking fountain as a bubbler.
As to why we, Wisconsinites, and Australians use the term for a drinking fountain; no one knows. Not that that is going to stop me from using the term, and passing it on to my kids.
https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2014/10/31/sheboygan-history-bubblers/18254395/