Regular readers know that the unspoken, but golden, rule of the Curmudgeons is that are not only geezers, but that they are guys. They would no more invite women into their club than in their younger days they would invite girls into their tree fort. However, in a rare surge of brain activity, Grand High Curmudgeon Ord realized that there was more to life than Rugby, Beer, and forgetting the score in Tennis.
He invited two lovely young ladies, Denise and Karen, to join the Curmudgeon regulars on the court. As a noble and charitable gesture, they agreed to help show the Curmudgeons how tennis should actually be played. This was a bit of an eye-opener for regulars Ord, Ken, and Tom, as they hadn’t realized that the white lines are in bounds, and that it is legal to actually run after the ball.
In honor of their service, the Curmudgeons gifted Denise and Karen pathetically oversized logo shirts, perhaps thinking that they could be worn as one-piece dresses. Or perhaps because they’d never bought a gift for a woman before.
In keeping with Curmudgeon and historic “Eating Club” traditions, the ladies were asked to leave the room before the core Curmudgeons — Ord, Tom, and Ken — dove into the cake. As is also customary, utensils were prohibited.
We can only hope that this is the start of a new, enlightened, era for the Curmudgeons, although it is hard to predict whether they’ll remember any of this when next month rolls around.
The Curmudgeon Quarterly 