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.