How did you manage to get an 18-year-old girl to marry you, when you're 75?

[Frank]

I have read a joke recently, but I don't see any thing interesting in it, can you see it?

A: How did you manage to get an 18-year-old girl to marry you, when you're 75?
B: I told her I was 99.

[Ralf]

Hi Frank,

Good to have you on the forum.

I'd say there is certain element of irony in this joke, can you see it?
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[BelajarEnglish]

Yes, I agree. It is irony.

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[Aleaf]

Is there anybody believing a tens-of-year-younger girl can fall in love with a man or vice versa? No matter how great the couple describe their love is, it is hard for me to believe.
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[Nicholas]

I think so. It's hard to believe. We've got to do a survey and ask all the 18-year-old girls if they can fall in love with very eldery people...
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[Ralf]

Hence the irony in the joke...

People in different countries have different approaches to irony. In Germany, for example, it doesn't seem as endemic as in Ireland.
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[AngieD]

Not sure about 99 year old men... but there are a number of girls that at least for a short period are attracted to much older men, a fit and charming 60 year old might seem the world seem a magical place

[Dupree]

[NinaZara]

Well, he wouldn't be so 'smart' if he looked 75 and told the girl he's 40.