2014-01-28
Explanation
The Joke
A couple is in bed. The man attempts dirty talk: "Yeah, you like that sex that I'm doing? You like how I'm doing sex?" The woman responds with tepid enthusiasm. He then tries to escalate: "What about some variations on sex, both in terms of bodily arrangement and genital orientation." The woman says "Sure..." but then interrupts: "Sexy stop. I changed my mind." A subsequent panel shows the couple sitting apart, watching TV in silence. The woman says: "I wish you'd say more in bed."
The Humor
The joke is about a man who is comically terrible at dirty talk. His attempts at being seductive are painfully clinical and awkward -- referring to sex as "doing sex" and suggesting "variations on sex in terms of bodily arrangement and genital orientation" sounds more like a medical textbook than pillow talk. The irony comes in the final panel: after his clumsy attempts drove her away, the woman complains that she wishes he would "say more in bed," not realizing (or perhaps choosing to forget) that his saying more was precisely the problem. The humor lies in the gap between what she wants (passionate, spontaneous intimacy) and what he delivers (robotic, over-analytical commentary), combined with the ironic final request for more of the thing that ruined the mood.