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Article: Coffee: A Polish Gift to Civilization?
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- Polish-American Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 1994
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Anthony K. Podbielski
Polish-American Journal
06-01-1994
Coffee: A Polish Gift to Civilization?.
During the recent, and I hope last days of the blizzard, I met a close friend in a local eatery for a cup of coffee and conversation.
"Ah," he said, "a brew of the gods. Nothing like a good cup of coffee on a cold day for warmth and stimulation."
"Agreed," I answered. "And to think that coffee is a Polish gift to civilization."
"What?" was almost hysterically followed by another, "What are you doing?" when he attempted to prevent the waitress from pouring more coffee into his unfinished cup.
"I was just putting a head on it," said the embarrassed girl.
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