A joke has tea and coffee married:
“If the tea leaves, does it give the coffee grounds for divorce?”
The tea and coffee puns were cited in several newspapers in 1911.
26 May 1911, New Castle (PA) Herald, “Not Nutty Stuff, Oh No,” pg. 2, col. 3:
If the tea leaves, does it give the coffee grounds for divorce? (Quick, Homer, he’s out of Polk.)
Chronicling America
15 July 1911, Tacoma (WA) Times, pg. 1, col. 2:
If the tea leaves would it give the coffee grounds for divorce?
—Clarence Lacey
Chronicling America
16 September 1911, Mohave County Miner (Kingman, AZ), pg. 2, col. 4 ad:
If the
TEA LEAVES
will it give the
COFFEE GROUNDS
For Divorce?
(Hill Bros. Coffee.—ed.)
5 December 1918, Riverside (CA) Enterprise, pg. 4, col. 3:
When the tea leaves, has the coffee grounds for divorce?
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Rachel Belman
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“If tea leaves, does coffee have grounds for divorce?” -Grandpa
2:19 PM - 25 Jul 2014
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Ashley
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If the tea leaves, will it give the coffee grounds for divorce?
6:42 AM - 2 May 2017
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Living Sarcasm
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The tea and coffee are married, but the tea leaves.
Does that give the coffee grounds for divorce?
4:54 AM - 6 May 2017
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The tea and coffee are married, but the tea leaves.
submitted May 6, 2017 by Candy_Box_Blues
Does that give the coffee grounds for divorce?
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Osama Syal
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The tea and coffee are married, but the tea leaves. Does that give the coffee grounds for divorce?
4:04 PM - 6 May 2017
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