Speaker 1: Those old Saints, phrases, idioms, you know those things your
family and friends said that usually came from out of nowhere,
and only sometimes they actually made sense. Well, they had
to start somewhere, right, Who, what, where, why, when? And how?
Some of those old saints are not only ancient, but
still carry a powerful punch. Even today, I live by
one of those old saints. Winning is a choice. The
goal of these episodes is to help preserve not only
a language, but lessons in life. My name is Arrow.
A cup of Joe, Yeah, a cup of coffee? What? Who?
How they have nothing in common? Right? Well, they kind
of do. All fingers point to Josephus Daniels, the US
Secretary of Navy, who in nineteen fourteen banned alcohol on
Navy ships and coffee became the default beverage. Sailors jokingly
referred to coffee as being a cup of joe. But but, but,
but but There are other stories that have been shared.
Joe is said to be a shortened version of jah moke.
It's the combination of java and mocha. Then there's the
story of coffee consumption becoming so common, like that of
the average joe, cup of Joe the name Joe has
always been connected to other products and slangs, such as
GI joe. When describing someone, we've always said, well, you're
nothing but an average Joe blow. Here's something that hit
me while sifting through this research that my friend Todd
Carlson shared with me. The name of the US Secretary
of the Navy. At first glance, it looks like Joseph,
not Josephus, and the name Daniels. Here's the thing. He's
Josephus Daniels. My father's name was Joseph Daniel. He was
born in that time period, in nineteen fourteen. His father
was also in the military. Is there a connection by
way of inspiration all while sharing a cup of joe
something our parents would say. My name is Erro