London: Silvio Berlusconi, known for his love of near-the-knuckle jokes, continued to show that standing trial for sex offences with a teenage prostitute had not affected his sense of humour, telling a group of 1,000 women: "What a disaster I'm not with you."
Italy's 74-year-old PM reeled off jokes as he addressed the women's political rally by phone, reports the Sun.
One gag referred to Berlusconi's infamous ‘bunga bunga’ sex parties - and ended with the billionaire media tycoon calling himself "an ageless legend" in the punchline.
He repeated another joke for the fourth time, but still raised a laugh by saying: "Thirty percent of women would like to have sex with Berlusconi - the other 70 percent replied 'Again'?"
Berlusconi was speaking at a rally for Letizia Moratti - running for mayor of Milan with his People of Freedom party.
The PM told the women: "Mamma mia! What a shame I am so far away, what a disaster that I am not with you.”
"A dinner with 1,000 women - you can't miss something like that,” he added.
ANI
First Published: Thursday, May 05, 2011, 16:45