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[Tony 1963]

I read the following joke from How to be Funny on Purpose:

"In a dialogue with Jhnny Carson, Joan Rivers said she once suffered from a skin disease. A dermatologist advised her it could be cured by having sex 300 times a year. When she told her husband, he said, "Put me down for two."

Why is it so funny?

[pugachevV]

Joan Rivers is an American comedienne who is over 70 years old. Her husband is probably older.
So, when she tells him she has to have sex 300 times a year to cure her skin disease, he says he can manage 2 times. (The implication is that a. She's not going to get cured, or b. She'll have to have sex 298 times with other guys.

[Tony 1963]

Have a nice day, pugachevV!