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They actually misspell their name as "Anna Banannas." The two cafés here in Portland are named after a nightclub in Honolulu, started by a man who was notoriously bad at spelling.

Brandon Seifert 10/10/06 at 4:44 a.m.

Thanks for the correction Brandon, and cool to hear the origin of the name!

nate 10/12/06 at 1:12 a.m.

so how come the website is http://www.annabannanascoffee.com/ and their logo looks like this (note spelling): http://www.annabannanascoffee.com/ima...
I am confused. Maybe the place in Hawaii spells it with the double n's at the end, and Portland spells it with double n's in the beginning? someone walk by it and check it out.

shawn, the editor. 02/05/07 at 7:34 p.m.

I have been told, but I haven't confirmed it, that the person who started the coffee houses is the well-known mail-artist of the 1970s, "Anna Banana". None of which explains the extra "N".

Maybe it all has something to do with this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annarama...

Ride Theory 03/23/08 at 4:37 p.m.

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