"I don't think this is a business model we can extend credit towards."

"I'm not sure I understand. I have a business plan."

"You do."

"And my numbers are solid."

"They appear to be well-researched."

"So what's the deal?"

"Well, mainly the name."

"What's wrong with Tentagram? It's the personal telegram service that sends a person to camp outside your recipient's door in a Wenzel Sierra Pass 2-Room Tent for three or four days before delivering the message!"

"Yeah, aside from that horrendous business model, the name is a bit controversial."

"Why?"

"Because it sounds like 'pentagram.'"

"Oh, like the place where all the army and defense people work?"

"What? No. That's- That's the Pentagon."

"I don't really see how those sound alike."

"No, it- Are you really not seeing this? It sounds like a pentagram. It sounds like the five pointed star most associated with satanic worship or witchcraft."

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"Well I just thought of a new messaging service, if you'd want to hear it."

"No."

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