Comments on: How dry he was: Daniels banned alcohol on ships http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2012/07/01/daniels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=daniels Exploring the History, Literature, and Culture of the Tar Heel State Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:08:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lew Powell http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2012/07/01/daniels/comment-page-1/#comment-847664 Lew Powell Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:29:14 +0000 http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/?p=17918#comment-847664 Alas, snopes.com, the web rat’s trusty companion, says no:

http://www.snopes.com/language/eponyms/cupofjoe.asp

]]> By: Nick Graham http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2012/07/01/daniels/comment-page-1/#comment-847643 Nick Graham Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:48:20 +0000 http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/?p=17918#comment-847643 I remember hearing that the term “Cup of Joe,” to refer to coffee, came from naval soldiers derisively toasting Daniels — with the strongest drink they had available — after his order to ban alcohol on ships. What do you think? Any truth to this?

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