“Cup of joe” is a slang term for a cup of coffee. “Joe” possibly stands for “java.”
A cannibal riddle is:
Q: What does a cannibal drink in the morning?
A: A cup of Joe.
“I wonder if there’s ever been a cannibal movie that’s made a double entendre out of ‘cup of joe’” was posted on Twitter on October 17, 2007. “via Austin: what is a cannibal’s favorite thing to drink in the mornings? A cup of Joe” was posted on Twitter on February 6, 2011.
“Cannibals don’t drink coffee. They have a cup of Joe instead” was posted on Twitter on November 29, 2014.
Twitter
Jesse Baer
@misc
Replying to @scottsigler
@scottsigler i wonder if there’s ever been a cannibal movie that’s made a double entendre out of “cup of joe”
9:11 AM - 17 Oct 2007
Twitter
scot BURBANK
@scotburbank
I bet every cannibal starts the day with a nice “cup of Joe”.
11:13 AM - 22 Sep 2009
Twitter
Erin Smith
@erinLsmith94
via Austin: what is a cannibal’s favorite thing to drink in the mornings? A cup of Joe. #ohmywordthatsdisgusting
9:48 AM - 6 Feb 2011
Twitter
sarah
@SarahInTheRye
Replying to @whatmixtape
“@dumbfactory: A cannibal’s favorite drink?
A cup of Joe.” @Cup_of_Joe__
7:48 AM - 25 Nov 2013
Reddit—Jokes
What does a cannibal drink for breakfast?
submitted October 21, 2014 by Claywick
A cup of Joe.
Twitter
Dylan
@dyldonot
Cannibals don’t drink coffee.
They have a cup of Joe instead.
3:23 PM - 29 Nov 2014
JB’s Times
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014
Cannibals don’t drink coffee ... They have a cup of Joe instead.
Twitter
Heather Eggers
@TheHeatherAfter
Dorian: “What does a cannibal drink in the morning?”
Me: ...
Dorian: A cup of joe.
#jokes… http://ift.tt/1khnaR9
1:51 PM - 7 Nov 2015
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