Iris and I were playing a game where we put on pretend costumes to scare Laurie. We hit a snag when we ran out onto the balcony making what we thought were very scary monster noises, but our neighbor Brenda laughed.

**Me:** I’m going to be an evil sushi chef.

**Iris:** People won’t be scared, they will just laugh.

**Me:** I’ll have a big sharp knife so they’ll be scared. What are you going to be?

**Iris:** You need to think of something very scary for me, not funny.

**Me:** Okay, how about an evil magician?

**Iris:** That’s funny.

**Me:** A wolf that bites people?

**Iris:** That will just make people laugh. I’ll think of my own costume.

*(pause)*

**Iris:** I’ve got it! An evil English muffin!

**Me:** (cracks up)

**Iris:** Okay, not that.