A BIZARRE “loofah color code” used on cars has a very explicit meaning and it’s a favorite among retirees.
Residents of The Villages, Florida’s biggest retirement complex, have been signalling their partner-swapping sexual appetites by placing color-coded loofah poufs on their cars.
People who live in The Villages, Florida’s biggest retirement complex, have been using a bizarre ‘loofah code’[/caption]
The loofahs are placed on residents’ cars and convey their sexual appetites[/caption]
A Reddit thread has even gone so far as identifying the “loofah code”.
It explains the seven loofah colours and what each of them means.
And just in case you were wondering – those who display a purple pouf like to watch.
The humble white loofah on the other hand is said to signal novices and beginners.
The Villages cover three counties and is home to 76,000 residents aged 55 and over – its even dubbed itself “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown”.
And with live music and alcohol flowing nightly and older, leisure-seeking adults looking to be friendly there’s definitely more to life than just pickleball there.
Andrew Blechman, who wrote about the raunchy nightlife in The Villages in a 2008 book said: “Every night is Saturday night in The Villages, and nobody’s going to get pregnant.
“You put a bunch of people in a terrarium with beer and Viagra and things happen.”
Blechman added that while researching his book he found many instances of one-night stands and “serial monogamy” but not a swingers scene.
The Villages has swatted away stories for years that claim there’s a higher rate of sexually transmitted disease there than in Miami.
But the loofah story does not appear to be true – so how did it come to life?
The answer is a local drag queen.
Tora is an Orlando-area drag queen who now stars as the lead role in a Villages production of the musical La Cage aux Folles.
Last month, Tora posted a video on TikTok that showed elderly Villagers shopping for loofahs as well as footage of cars and golf carts adorned with the different colored poufs.
It’s been watched over 6 million times and has spun off into stories on both sides of the Atlantic.
Blechman isn’t surprised that these kind of stories resonate and become the object of fascination.
He points towards “ageism” as a contributory factor with people “both interested and repulsed” at the same time.
So what are the loofahs actually for if they’re not used as a way of communicating one’s sexual desires?
Ryan Erisman, who publishes the “Inside the Bubble” blog about life in The Villages, says it’s because people forget where they parked their car.
“Much like putting a colorful luggage tag on your black suitcase so that it stands out among all of the other black suitcases on the luggage conveyor,” he wrote.
So it would appear it’s more about being confused than enthused.
