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

[paul johnson]

Paul johnson
Which came first, Jamoke or Joe?

On 6/19/2011 10:44 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
> 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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