the value of punctuation: it conveys meaning, part II

Oftentimes, deli awnings will last various items sold at that deli, sometimes seemingly without regard to priority, as in "CIGARATTES CANDY NEWSPAPER COFFEE FISH." All fine and good, and the meaning is clear. But I laughed the other day when I saw a deli that listed only two things, one above the other in a box next the name of the deli, like this:

COFFEE
SANDWICHES

Coffee sandwiches! Tasty!

You can get "coffee jelly" (as in Jell-O) sometimes at places that sell bubble tea. But I've yet to see a coffee sandwich.

Once for a party I made espresso cookies and then realized after the fact that I had used so much coffee that I needed to warn people. I did the math, did some googling, and put up a sign warning people that consuming more than three cookies was inadvisable, and ten could cause a heart attack.

(I found that picture by searching Google for "nutella sandwich").

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