"I can't smell my coffee," the technical services librarian said from the back of the workroom.

"What was that, Martha?" the children's librarian said.

"My coffee has gone flat," Martha said. She had her nose in the cup that said "Best Effin Motherfucker."

"Coffee tastes fine to me," the children's librarian said. Naomi had just poured herself a fresh cup. She had made the pot, in fact, less than an hour ago.