The strongest drink available on board navy ships was coffee. It was dubbed "a cup of Joe" after the secretary. It also refers to the GIs' favorite drink. During World War II, the US defense workers were supplied with as much coffee as they wanted. Coffee was a source of warmth and comfort for troops.
A variation is that "a cup of Joe" is the average drink of the average man. There was a New York company named Martinson's Coffee owned by a man named Joe Martinson. The neighborhood of the company would be saturated by the aroma of roasting coffee, and coffee became known as "a cup of Joe."
See the Related Link. But it's not just "Yanks" that call it that. Southerners do it too.
tea, coffee wouldn't be imported tell later
Sometimes a cup of coffee is called a "Cup of Joe", and BK stands for Burger King.
because of their legacy.
Americans'* do have footpaths but they call them 'sidewalks'
Joe McCarthy who managed the Yanks between 1931-1946.
* Joe * java * 'bucket of mud' ... meaning cup of coffee
The Martinson Coffee Company claims that the founder, one Joe Martinson, took such care making good coffee starting in 1898 that, as legend has it, the phrase "cup o' joe" was used in speaking of Joe Martinson's coffee.
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Yanks was created in 1979.
Because they are ignorant and hate anything Palin. Unfortunate but true
Call Me Joe was created in 1957.
The duration of Yanks is 2.35 hours.