What's in a Name?

Just when you thought debates ended with the election, there's another one brewing.

Are these free standing things that serve hot and cold water known as water coolers or water dispensers?

Since they heat water and don't just chill it then it should be called a water dispenser because that would be politically correct. But then why do we refer to chatter and gossip occuring "Around the Water Cooler." Does it sound less formal and rigid like the action that is going on around it or is it just not "cool" to be hanging out at the dispenser? To me, "dispensers" sound very industrial and proper and not something that I want to put in my "cool" kitchen. That's why its a water cooler in my book. Yes it heats water too, but it is much more relaxed, fun and inviting, just like my kitchen. We think we are "cool" and that's why we have a cooler and not a dispenser in my house.