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smokey asked in Food & DrinkOther - Food & Drink · 1 decade ago

why did the sanka folks name their coffee sanka?

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  • gabluesmanxlt
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    San (sans) ((without)) ka (for caffeine)

  • rsb332002
    1 decade ago

    Cuz back during the Revolutionary War, they took the coffee beans and packed them in these sacks real tight, and used them for cannon balls cuz they ran short on regular cannon balls sometimes -- they had limited success, but finally they got a direct hit on an enemy vessel, and sank it. The men then adopted the battle cry "Sank A Ship! Sank A Ship!" So then in modern times the coffee became known as "Sanka."

  • Gidget
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Uh maybe because that's the family name.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Because "Tastes like Mud" was taken?

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