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m0rethana... m0rethana...
 
June 15, 2009 05:36 PM

Can anyone tell me why coffee is called "joe"?

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morriss003 morriss003
 
 June 15, 2009 05:54 PM | view on twitter
Check out this answer from a few months back.

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/coffee/why-is-coffee-called-joe
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http://www.mahalo.com/answers/coffee/why-is-coffee-called-joe



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andreww andreww
 
June 15, 2009 05:43 PM | view on twitter
java = joe

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pellrider pellrider
 
June 15, 2009 05:57 PM | view on twitter
"A persistent one alleges that it derives from the ban imposed by Josephus “Joe” Daniels, Secretary of the Navy during World War I, on serving alcohol aboard US Navy ships, except on very special occasions. Coffee, it is said, became the beverage of choice and started to be called Joe in reference to him"
This info from "http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-joe1.htm"
Another openion is it is from the song "Old Black Joe" by Stephen Foster.
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http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-joe1.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_coffee_called_a_cup_of_Joe


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