Missed-point dept. (origin of "Joe" (coffee)

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at mst.edu> wrote:
> I believe "Joe" (coffee) really does derive from "Old Black Joe" as part =
> of what's known as hash-house lingo

Hmm. That does seem quite sensible!

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