Serious Business

(E-mail convo with [Boss 1])



[Boss 1]: I need a good name for a donut store. I'd like to have a science fiction theme, but, you know, I'm open to other ideas too.

[Me]: Well, if it's a science fiction theme then definitely "Black Hole Donuts" or "A Hole Universe" or "Wormhole Donuts." The possibilities are endless!

[Boss 1]: Those are excellent suggestions. Maybe I'll just start by cooking some up in my basement.
[Boss 1]: You know, like a donut lab. A clandestine donut lab.

[Me]: Those are the best kind.
[Me]: P. S. Just name the shop "Donut Lab." I would say "Clandestine Donut Lab," but that sounds more like a name for your new rock band!

[Boss 1]: I think I probably won't have a name for it. That way, it'll be even more clandestine.

[Me:] Touché.

*(after a pause in e-mailing)*

[Boss 1]: I'm pretty hungry for a donut now. Or another form of baked good. Maybe someone's having a bake sale somewhere.