David Cameron just tried to make a sex joke and the nation shuddered

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LONDON -- Fair warning: If you don't like the idea of inadvertently picturing the prime minister of the United Kingdom in a sexual scenario, your best bet might be to turn away now.

That's right, folks; David Cameron, mere weeks after the infamous pig's head scandal, decided to bust out a sex joke during a speech at the Conservative Party conference.

When discussing a book called The Joy of Tax (written by economist Richard Murphy, whose ideas have been taken on board by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn), Cameron made a joke about taking the book home to show his wife.

Cameron on "The Joy of Tax": "I took it home to show Samantha. It's got 64 positions and none of them work"— Isabel Hardman (@IsabelHardman) October 7, 2015

Needless to say, many people found the whole thing a little uncomfortable.

David Cameron's joke about none of the 64 positions in 'The joy of tax' working with Samantha - I want to unhear that so much!! #CPC15— Daniel Robert Tye (@DRLT) October 7, 2015

#CPC15 Yuck - did he really just say that innuendo relating to his wife? #64positions&noneofthemwork #lewd— Jane Basham (@Jane_Basham) October 7, 2015

I wouldn't have made that 64 positions joke, David. #CPC15 pic.twitter.com/YZAG3Yo8Jt— Joe Sandler Clarke (@JSandlerClarke) October 7, 2015

I don't want to think of David and Samantha Cameron in any position, let alone 64, and now this image will forever haunt me.— Skylar Baker-Jordan (@SkylarJordan) October 7, 2015

"64 positions and none of them work." That's not what the pig said. #toryconference— Gary Younge (@garyyounge) October 7, 2015

Speaking of the pig's head scandal, though, Cameron did also make another joke that referenced the book that started the whole rumour.

When talking about London Mayor Boris Johnson, Cameron referred to a moment in Johnson's speech where he joked about his time as a tight-head prop when playing rugby.

“Boris, the tight-head prop," said Cameron. "I was a hooker. And by the way that is a factual statement, not a chapter of Michael Ashcroft’s book.”

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