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4th April 13, 06:31 AM
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In Australia, the coffee variants are, real coffee, instant coffee, and International Roast.
Is "Joe" another reference to coffee?
Grizzled Ian
XMTS teaches much about formal kilt wear, but otherwise,
... the kilt is clothes, what you wear with it should be what you find best suits you and your lifestyle. (Anne the Pleater) "Sometimes, it is better not to know the facts" (Father Bill)
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4th April 13, 08:53 AM
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 Originally Posted by Grizzled Ian
In Australia, the coffee variants are, real coffee, instant coffee, and International Roast.
Is "Joe" another reference to coffee?
Yes, but not directly. People call a cup of coffee a cup of Joe. You wouldn't hear somebody refer to a can of coffee as a can of Joe though. I think it's more regional as well. I don't hear it often here in Northern California, but I've heard it in my travels elsewhere.
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4th April 13, 10:39 AM
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At Christmas-time I met a Philly-area guy who did this.
Daft Wullie, ye do hae the brains o’ a beetle, an’ I’ll fight any scunner who says different!
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Originally Posted by sacluded
Yes, but not directly. People call a cup of coffee a cup of Joe. You wouldn't hear somebody refer to a can of coffee as a can of Joe though. I think it's more regional as well. I don't hear it often here in Northern California, but I've heard it in my travels elsewhere.
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Here's an amusing annecdote: My mum's cousin's husband was named Joe. He owned a successful coffee business.
Some of them are more forward than teenage boys with no scruples! 
We practically have an I.V. drip of the stuff!
Last edited by TheOfficialBren; 11th May 13 at 02:12 PM.
The Official [BREN]
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7th April 13, 12:40 PM
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Ian: it is. You'll have heard the Americanism "cuppa Joe" somewhere besides this thread. Might be related to calling it "java."
"No Peeking," quotha. Like I'd buy that for a dollar -- instead of the gutter cleanout. They'd probably do a lively business, if they branched out in So-Cal, in West Hollywood -- if they are of an intrepid temperament. And I don't mean just about any gay clientèle -- here there be scary dragon ladies too. Some make no bones about it; they're after your Lucky Charms.
Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 9th April 13 at 01:35 AM.
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24th April 13, 04:25 PM
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Had a taste of this kind of job when I had to climb a ladder in my kilt to retrieve a lady's hat which had blown up on to the bracket of a hanging basket. The 'no peeking' rule was NOT enforced...
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Judy Briggs, the franchise owner, said the men do a lot of climbing in their kilts but they remind customers of their "no peeking" rule.
I wonder how well women would fare if they tried the same thing...
Here's tae us - / Wha's like us - / Damn few - / And they're a' deid - /
Mair's the pity!
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