To a considerable number of peoples’ relief the election is over. At least legally, but it still exists in the minds of some. In some families, so I am told, the debate continues in many forms. They say that it is so bad in some cases that even the vaunted Husbands United (a secret society) cannot solve certain mankind/womankind issues. This may well be true in this one isolated (ok, it is not so isolated) issue, but the Society certainly can provide extraordinary aid under normal circumstances.
You may find this hard to believe, but some people are of the belief that there is no such organization. To not believe in Husbands United is like not believing in Santa Claus. I have men come up to me with determination in their eyes and indicate that I made the whole thing up! Gracious, I would never do such a thing. I might mention why I am the only member who is out in the cold. Since it is a secret society you would think that there would be no known members. The issue was discussed shortly after the Society was formed. It was finally decide that if the Society was to perform its highly charitable function in aiding mankind in its relationship with womankind, there needed to be method that would let the mankind members known that help did exist. Thus, I was selected to cautiously put the word out about the Society and its unsurpassed knowledge of womankind.
The question then asked is how is a poor bedraggled member of mankind able to have his particular problem brought to the attention of the Society. Granted it not easy as no member will tell anyone where or when we meet. Thus, a mankind person must tell as many other mankind persons about his problem as he can. Sooner or later, he will run into a member. Now the member will not admit that he is a member, but he will tell the gentleman in need that he knows someone who can help him. That evening the bereft individual will receive a phone call telling him to be at a certain location at a certain time.
He will be met by two masked men who will blindfold him and take him to the meeting place. Once there, he will be told that his problem will be evaluated, and that with all the knowledge in the room his issue with a member of womankind will be solved and life will be good. However, he has to agree that he will keep all particulars of the meeting secret and will never tell anyone. If he agrees (as they all do), he is given the solution and approach that he must take.
Unfortunately, once in a while those who are helped are so pleased that they blab too much. Consequently, the Society has to change the time and place of the meeting. Also since the Recreation Department has to have a name before they will allow a meeting we must change that too. In fact, we just did. The last one we used – The Death Valley Snake Club – was compromised so we have a new one. We were really happy with that name as we never had a member of womankind see the name outside the meeting room and try to come in. However, we really have a humdinger now. Wish I could tell you what it is!
Finally, I might mention that for some reason I also receive questions as to why there is not a Wives United (a secret society) around. Well, I get in trouble when I comment on this. However, what the heck! There was such a club. They had a meeting which I am told (by someone close who was there) went very well. However, the secret part seem to elude the members. Apparently, when the womankind members went home they all told their best friends who promised not to tell anyone else what had happened at the meeting. By the next morning all the villages in The Villages – except for one small group of Villas – knew the specifics of the meeting.
I offer no interpretation relative to the last paragraph!
Barry Evans writes about Life in The Villages for Villages-News.com
