News today that public schools in the US are bringing back water fountains to their playgrounds, so that kids might lay off the soft drinks. My immediate reaction was not puzzlement that the fountains had been removed or disabled in the first place, but rather, a vivid memory of standing more or less patiently in line to get a drink just before recess ended, watching classmates slurp the non -oxygenated and -electrolyte water as impatient warnings of "No cuts!" went up and down the line, and those taking too long to drink being barraged with the sarcastic reminder "Save some for the fishes!"
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