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by banannie on February 9th, 2005

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Why do people call a cup of coffee a "cup of joe"?

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  • by vonnegutfan on February 23rd, 2005

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    I don't know if it's the earliest reference, but in Kurt Vonnegut novel (I forget which one!), he refers to a cafe near the Kennedy home (Hyannisport?) where all the dishes are named after a member of the Kennedy clan, and of course coffee is named after old Joe Kennedy. So is this the origin, or was Kurt cribbin?

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    • Find out the book and report back.

      Alonzo Garbonzo

      by Alonzo Garbonzo on March 30th, 2005

    • It is actually a Naval termafter Josephus Daniels, the leader of the modern Navy since 1913-

      Anonymous Answerbag

      by Anonymous Answerbag on September 30th, 2005

    • It's a case of, which came first: the chicken or the egg? In this case, I'd think the saying came first and the cafe light-heartedly scrambled the dish names afterwards.

      mpicanco

      by mpicanco on December 29th, 2009

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