So, the other day at work, we had a bit of a situation. We were brainstorming names for a new project, and let me tell you, things got a little out of hand. It all started innocently enough, but it quickly spiraled into, well, a mess.
The Initial Brainstorm
We gathered in the conference room, armed with sticky notes and markers. The goal was simple: come up with a cool, catchy name for our new internal tool. We started throwing out ideas, some good, some… not so good. At first, everything was pretty tame – names related to the project’s function, some generic tech-sounding stuff. You know, the usual.
Things Get Weird
But then, as the coffee kicked in and the afternoon wore on, the suggestions started to get a little more… creative. Someone, I won’t name names, suggested a name that was a pun, a pretty bad one. It was borderline inappropriate, but it got a few laughs. And that’s where the trouble began.
The Downward Spiral
Once we’d crossed that line, it was like the floodgates opened. Suddenly, everyone was trying to top the previous suggestion with something even more outrageous. We went from mildly suggestive puns to full-on double entendres. The whiteboard was covered with names that would make a sailor blush. I swear, I saw our project manager turn three shades of red.
- The list just grow and grow.
- All team members keep provide suggestions.
- It is a mess.
Damage Control
Eventually, someone realized that we were way off track. We had spent an hour coming up with names that we couldn’t possibly use. So, we took a deep breath, erased the whiteboard, and started over. This time, we set some ground rules. No puns, no double entendres, nothing that could be remotely construed as offensive.
Lesson Learned
It was a funny, albeit slightly embarrassing, experience. But it taught us a valuable lesson: Keep it professional, folks. Especially when it comes to naming things. A little humor is fine, but there’s a line, and we definitely crossed it. From now on, we’re sticking to names that won’t get us called into HR.
