... An innocent-sounding invitation in any man's language. Except when "party" spells "sex orgy" -- and "bring your wife" means she's to be swapped for someone else for the night. Does this really happen?
The entertainment varies. From a heap of car keys, a wife chooses a key--and its owner. Or blindfolded husbands just grab--any wife who happens to be handy. And no one need worry, ever, about running out of partners. After all, it's a favorite parlor game--played all over America...
These contacts originate in one of two ways: individuals like the man
in Minneapolis supply a list for a fee or information is obtained from
the clubs themselves. The man in Minneapolis not only will supply names
of other men's wives, but will offer his own—and not just for sexual
gratification, but for whipping and torture. Married women who use
cleverly worded advertisements in club bulletins also supply lists.
The clubs may be contacted through magazines of which there are
dozens scattered all over the United States, Canada and parts of
Europe. They are known familiarly as girlie magazines, though some pose
as newspapers.
Superficially, the magazines themselves are harmless enough. They
show nudes and lingerie models, and run articles and short stories
dealing with sexy, if innocuous, situations. They never go too far.
They may discuss spanking but never discipline as such, and they never
mention what is known as bondage. In their classified sections they
carry advertisements for nude photographs of Hollywood models, home
movies and lonely-hearts clubs. These advertisements are carried
regularly. Less regularly, they run other advertisements which are
smaller and hidden away, and it is these last that are loaded.
These ads do not ask if one is lonely; their appeal is quite
different. The clubs, it is inferred, are for interesting people who
are tired of the mundane. These people are not lonely; they want to
meet people like themselves to form new and exciting friendships and
exchange experiences. Such are those who belong to these clubs, it is
said, and in order to get to know them all that is required is to fill
in the blanks and send in the form with a fee.
Emphasis is laid on words like exotic, bizarre, rare, unusual,
adventurous, broad-minded, sophisticated, uninhibited and cultured. The
impression is that one will be placed in contact with world travelers
who have seen the “exotic” East from Harbin to Port Said, the jungles
of Madagascar and the jungles of the Amazon, and the pyramids of the
Pharaohs.
In reality, few of these people, save some in the services, have ever
been out of the country, some not even out of their own state, and the
only pyramids they have seen have been of canned goods in chain stores.
The impression given is altogether incorrect, but that these people
are unusual, rare, adventurous and uninhibited is unquestionable.
Once a club is joined, a bulletin is received containing
advertisements with descriptions of the advertisers and a box number to
which to reply. Following are four samples:
ABO-12:
Husband and wife, late 40s, he is 6', 180, she is 5' 5",
130, with 37-27-38 figure; they want to meet interesting, broad-minded
couples with similar uninhibited outlook on life, exchange
unconventional ideas and artistic Polaroid photography, arrange
meetings; singles welcome.
CDL-34:
Discreet, attractive couple, mature, sophisticated, unconventional,
no racial prejudices, desire meet other couples same attitudes and
interests; their ages 28 and 26; age no barrier.
EFK-45:
Modern, married couple, very imaginative, versatile broad-minded
and uninhibited, with zest for lively and up-to-date fun, seek spirited
exchange of ideas, intimate friendship and meetings with others,
couples and singles; will exchange artistic, realistic photographs.
GHZ-67:
Young woman and man, unmarried, ready and willing to meet couples,
married or single, or singles, for exchange of ideas on modern fun,
intimate photography and unusual ideas. We love to live!
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