Are we speaking the same language?

They should've posed the question, "What machine do you withdraw money from?"

ATM
Tyme Machine
Cash Station

 

Well, yeah. Except it's "whipping." What do you call it?

 

My answer would be A) "I have no term or expression for this."

 

Hence the name.

 

one more geographical word difference: i spent my life going to carvei for a vanilla cone with SPRINKLES.' on my first cape cod vacation, te ice scream joints called sprinkles 'jimmies.' another geographical difference: 'ketchup vs. cats-up.' 'uncomftable' vs. 'uncomfert-ahbull'

 

Growing up in New Jersey, we always called them "MAC machines," since the first ones were called "Money Access Centers."

 

Another one is any soft drink in the south is called a "Coke." Took me a couple of years to figure that one out when I went away to college.
Friend: You want a Coke?
Me: Sure, that sounds fine.
Friend: OK, we've got Coke, Diet Coke or Mountain Dew.
Me: <confused silence>

 

Don't know if that was one of the 100 or so other questions that were asked they didn't post. They were only given permission to put up 22 of the 122+ questions the professor who did the study asked. (or axed - depending on where you're from)

 

I thought it was pretty interesting the sandwich one had the whole country pretty dark red for subs, with the exception of Pennsylvania and their hoo-oh-gies. I bet there would have been more color on that map 20 or 30 years ago, but I suspect the proliferation of Subway and other national chain sandwich shops kind of universalized that one.

 

I was thinking the exact same thing. That used to be a real regional difference, but I think Subway's popularity has single-handedly changed that.

 

Wasn't it actually hoagies/subs/heros/gyros not so long ago?

 

Don't forget grinders.