Nothing gets my heart beating like the anticipation of what could be behind a massive piece of scaffolding, so you can imagine the utter ecstasy I experienced when I arrived at Yale’s campus and saw the scaffolding covering the artist formerly known as Au Bon Pain (Spanish for, “Meat Shoppe”).

Recent speculation predicts the space will be filled by a Brooks Brothers. That sucks on all levels, unless you are planning to dress up as Charles B. Johnson ’54 for Halloween, or you are going to a Bar Mitzvah sometime soon.

Here’s what I think would be better than a Brooks Brothers.

1) A McDonald’s Playplace sans the McDonalds.
-I love a good ball pit.

2) Another frozen yogurt shop
-Just kidding, this town has enough dairy based dessert products to feed this country east and west and north and south of the Mississippi.

3) A store that is a permanent bake sale, but is NOT A BAKERY!
-I am tired of eating brownies without a cause. I want to eat cookies like mama makes while helping to fund a little league baseball team, or a church trip to Peru, por ejemplo.

4) The Art of Shaving
-This store defines optimal usage of space.

5) Laser Tag
-Laser tag is sweet.

6) A scaffolding store
-At this point, doesn’t it just make sense to buy instead of rent?