With humor, it’s so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy.
The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they're trying to keep out.
Since nostaglia is fueled by inflation, could it be that inflation is the result of a conspiracy by the people who are trying to palm off McGovern buttons and Howdy Doody puppets and their Aunt Thelma's toaster as antiques.