"Sure thing, Mr Cuffe...." said the bartender to one of his favourite regulars, Alan Cuffe. He poured the ice cold beer out and handed it to Cuffe who put it on his tab.
"Excuse me, Mr Cuffe....can I ask you a question?" said the bartender.
"Sure thing, David, fire away" said Cuffe.
"Is it true that you keep a dozen naked women in your house?"
Cuffe laughed. "No.....they're not naked" he said, with a wink. "Do you read 'Lothario' magazine, David?"
"Oh yes...but only for the articles" said a sheepish David.
"That's what they all say" said Cuffe, smiling. He took a sip of his beer and sighed with satisfaction but then his attention was taken with someone who had just walked into the Rattlesnake Juice Bar.
"Cuffe" said the man in a gruff manner.
"Sneedly" replied Cuffe. "I didn't know you drank here"
"I don't...usually...but I tried looking for you at your home but you weren't in. One of those ladies of dubious character you keep around your house told me you'd be here"
"If you're referring to Tasha she's a very intelligent and caring person" said Cuffe, nonchalantly. "Can I buy you a drink?"
"You may not" said George Sneedly, with a huff. He sat down on the bar stool next to Cuffe and glared at him. "Now Edna, my wife, and I must object to those wild parties you have in your house"
"Are they keeping you awake?" said Cuffe.
"That is not the issue....we feel that they lower the tone of the neighbourhood. The sight of those scantily clad women entering and exiting your house is a disgrace" George snorted in derision at the thought.
"Then don't look at them" said Cuffe, with a shrug.
"Don't be flippant with me, Cuffe!" said an indignant George. "If these debauched parties and gatherings continue then me and the League of Decency will have no choice..."
"I'm sorry, the League of what?" said Cuffe, cutting George off suddenly.
"The League of Decency: A group of concerned citizens of moral character which you are not"
"I've broken no laws"
"There are laws of the land and then there are moral laws" said George, pointing straight at Cuffe.
"The courts only recognise one kind...look, Sneedly, until I've actually broken a law you can just put up with what goes on at my private property. My club promotes self-confidence, beauty and fun...my magazine provides mental stimulation and visual appeal designed for the with-it, hip, swinging mood of the world right now"
"Oh spare me the advertising propaganda!" said George. "I...I mean we at the League will be writing to our city representative...you'll be shut down!" and with that George Sneedly abruptly left the bar.
He went straight home to report of his meeting with Alan Cuffe to his wife, Edna.
"Ugh! Who does that man think he is? Thinks he's above the law does he? Well, we'll show him!" said Edna, in a rage. "We will set the League of Decency upon Alan Cuffe...we will lobby our local city representatives to run him out of town!"
"Edna....may I point out one potential stumbling block to your plan" said George, almost reluctantly.
"What is it?" said Edna, not liking being interrupted.
"There are currently only the two of us in the League of Decency"
Edna paused for what seemed like an hour but was in fact only 30 seconds. "We will have to recruit new members, that's all there is to it. And when we do we will rise up like an army!"
"We're coming for you...Alan Cuffe!
