I Told My Wife a Joke

The other night I was telling my wife about a joke I learned in Elementary School. The story goes:

Once upon a time, a teacher asked different students what type of material they would want, if they could have anything they wanted. One child stood up and said, "I would want Silver. My dad has silver and he has a Ford Mustang car."

Another child stood up and said, "I want to have gold. My dad has gold and he has a Porsche!"

A third child stood up and said, "I want Platinum. My dad has Platinum and he drives a Lamborghini!"

Then a fourth child stood up and said, "I want Silicon." Confused, the teacher asked why the fourth child wanted Silicon. The child said, "My mom has Silicon and there's a Mustang, Porsche, or Lamborghini in our driveway every night."

I told my wife this story, and she said, "Of course. If the mother is an Electrical Engineer or Software Engineer, of course she has those nice cars." I then explained to her that the Silicon did not refer to Silicon Valley (home to the Internet's largest companies), but to the woman's cosmetic surgery. My wife's response was, "Oh....well that's unfortunate".

Moral of the Story: Google is located in Silicon Valley and I learned inappropriate jokes as a child.