Kopy 489 Posted March 12, 2019 Serious question here: Are they called Potato Puffs or Tater Tots? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted March 12, 2019 My neck of the woods, they are Tater Tots... Plus a poll would be beneficial... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted March 12, 2019 It depends on how broke your parents were. I think as a kid mine were called tater poofs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,547 Posted March 12, 2019 tater tots and titties don't mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqg8-qCXKz8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,063 Posted March 12, 2019 Tater tots. Never heard of the other name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NEWPOSTERGUY! 266 Posted March 12, 2019 pronounced "tay-tuh totz" FTW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dain11279 927 Posted March 12, 2019 Tater tots. And it's squares too whilst were on the subject Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,547 Posted March 12, 2019 I honestly call them both. Whatever the package says Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,593 Posted March 12, 2019 Kleenex vs tissue Xerox vs copy Qtip verse whatever they are generically called Tater tot is a trademark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,457 Posted March 12, 2019 Anyone that says potato puffs deserves battery cables clamped to their ball bag. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,064 Posted March 12, 2019 Tater is now raciss...and tot is now showing agism. Its becoming offputting. Often met with stares of derision from the high brow sjw's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kopy 489 Posted March 12, 2019 56 minutes ago, posty said: My neck of the woods, they are Tater Tots... Plus a poll would be beneficial... I was gonna poll. But then I started thinking. I need to hear from the geek club. Actual responses/show me your passion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted March 12, 2019 Just now, Kopy said: I was gonna poll. But then I started thinking. I need to hear from the geek club. Actual responses/show me your passion. No problemo... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted March 12, 2019 Potato Puffs? I bet the homos who say this also call football squares "Boxes". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,547 Posted March 12, 2019 26 minutes ago, Cruzer said: Potato Puffs? I bet the homos who say this also call football squares "Boxes". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shorepatrol 1,735 Posted March 13, 2019 8 hours ago, bostonlager said: Anyone that says potato puffs deserves battery cables clamped to their ball bag. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted March 13, 2019 You've got tater tots (which are cylindrical) and tater crowns (which are disc looking). That is all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,457 Posted March 13, 2019 31 minutes ago, Filthy Fernadez said: You've got tater tots (which are cylindrical) and tater crowns (which are disc looking). That is all. Don't forget the tater stick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,940 Posted March 13, 2019 I've lived in OK, TX, VA, GA, CT, IL, IN, MI and NY. I've visited every other US state except AK, ID, MT, ND, and SD. Never heard them called potato puffs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted March 13, 2019 tater tots I only had them in middle school, sadly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kopy 489 Posted March 13, 2019 3 hours ago, vuduchile said: I've lived in OK, TX, VA, GA, CT, IL, IN, MI and NY. I've visited every other US state except AK, ID, MT, ND, and SD. Never heard them called potato puffs. Well, f0ck. Now I think I'm just a god damn freak! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,321 Posted March 13, 2019 On 3/12/2019 at 8:34 AM, dain11279 said: Tater tots. And it's squares too whilst were on the subject This Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,457 Posted March 13, 2019 This is a potato puff - nothing like a tater tot. https://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipe/186806/cheesy-potato-puffs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,593 Posted March 13, 2019 5 hours ago, vuduchile said: I've lived in OK, TX, VA, GA, CT, IL, IN, MI and NY. I've visited every other US state except AK, ID, MT, ND, and SD. Never heard them called potato puffs. I have either lived in or worked in every state that you have not visited. Tater tots. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted March 13, 2019 I have heard them called Potato puffs as well. So have these folks. https://www.target.com/p/grown-in-idaho-crispy-frozen-potato-puffs-28oz/-/A-53389284?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BEssentials%2BShopping_Local&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9001881&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1247077&ds_rl=1246978&gclid=CjwKCAjw1KLkBRBZEiwARzyE71iJLO_O3Cmyca43OdH9n3lkojlwdtHnokpgE_MNnchURSN3Df0nmBoCnuoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Google is your friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,542 Posted March 13, 2019 Whatever you call them it's the stuff they sweep up off the factory floor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,321 Posted March 13, 2019 6 hours ago, vuduchile said: I've lived in OK, TX, VA, GA, CT, IL, IN, MI and NY. I've visited every other US state except AK, ID, MT, ND, and SD. Never heard them called potato puffs. The stand to wipe faggits prolly call them that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iam90sbaby 2,120 Posted March 13, 2019 People who eat sauerkraut, drink unsweetened tea and hate grits probably call them potato puffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted March 13, 2019 Regional differences. Pretty sure there’s places that call soda, “pop” still. All part of the fun when traveling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thornton Melon 542 Posted March 14, 2019 We called them potato puffs when I was a kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted March 14, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 10:09 AM, peenie said: tater tots I only had them in middle school, sadly Sonic has them 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,631 Posted March 15, 2019 Honestly don't think I ever had tater tots til my 30s. Love them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites