The Week contest - Funeral home cafes

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

Click here for the results of the previous contest: Lake tourist slogans

Last week's question: A South Carolina funeral home is opening a Starbucks in its lobby, and the home's owner says he hopes it will help mourners "get their minds off what's going on.'' We asked you to give this novel café a name.

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THE WINNER: Time to Meet Your Mocha

Andrew Rabkin, Salt Lake City, UT

SECOND PLACE: Still Above Grounds Café

Darren Jarrett, Duluth, GA

THIRD PLACE: Latte for Your Own Funeral

Rob Wolf, Gaithersburg, MD

HONORABLE MENTIONS

You Can Take It With You

Karl Frisch, Nashville, TN

The Grim Roaster

Becca Fichtl, Leetsdale, PA

Cream-Mate

David Nordstrom, San Antonio, TX

The Departure Lounge

Lynn Somers, Grandville, MI

De-Coffinated!

Justin O’Reilly, Oak Park, IL

Rigor Mochas

Jim Quilici, Alameda, CA

The Last Cup

Ron Brandt, Thornhill, Ontario

Styx & Scones

John Whitehead, Kirkland, AZ

Outside the Box

Wendy Hertel, St Croix Falls, WI

The Grin Keeper

Laura Cahners-Ford, Charlotte, VT

Have a Nice Drip

Paul Raff, Santa Monica, CA

Grande Finale

Kurt Hollstein, Wilmington, DE

Coffee to Go

Larry Horowitz, Los Angeles, CA

Mourning Java

Sheila Phillips, New Albany, OH

Stiff Drinks

Michael Brooks, San Diego, CA

Roast In Peace

Bill Kiskowski, Capitol Heights, MD

Perkatory

Brian Lees, New York, NY

Espresso R Condolences

Chris Call, Santa Rosa, CA

Parting Shots

Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Ginny Lord, Oconomowoc, WI

Vigor Fortis

Kathy El-Assal, Middletown, WI

The dR.I.P. Café

Barbara Haynes, New York, NY

See Ya Latte

Stan Horowitz, Los Angeles, CA

Six Feet Under Grounds

Javan Wygal, Redondo Beach, CA

The @Rest Café

Michael Kasloff, Maplewood, NJ

Has Bean Café

Ann Martin, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK

Better Latte Than Never

Michael J. Pikus, Buffalo, NY

Bean Nice Knowing You

Regina Weiner, Santa Barbara, CA

The Good Grief Café

Scott J. Cole, Redwood City, CA

A Better Place

Don Blasko, North Huntingdon, PA

Try Not to Think About a Corpse Coffee Shop

Peyton Coyner, Afton, VA