This is not a Moe-riginal - I found this during my foray into the world of roaming the net  -but thought it was a real nice one - most of yo umay have come across this  -but thought I will post this anyway.

Kumar moved out of his mother’s house and into to an apartment, close to his place of work.   He had also told her that since the rent was very high there – he would have as his apartment mate one of his co-workers by the name of Sunita.  His mother told him “You have to do what you have to do”

One day Kumar invited his mom to his apartment for dinner.  She was very happy since she had never been to his apartment and also would get a chance to meet Sunita.  Kumar picked her up from her house -along the way they stopped at themall and she brought him a gift for the apartment and she also picked up some items for her house such as bath towels etc.

She met Sunita and liked her very much and also noticed how pretty she was.  She loved the apartment and how tastefully it was decorated.  She knew that there was more to her son and Sunita that what he had told her, but she kept that to herself.  She could tell by the way they interacted with one another.  But then she felt it was not her job to poke her nose.

After dinner and spending some more time with Kumar and Sunita, and helping clean up the dishes she said it was time for her to go back home.  During the drive back Kumar, as if reading her thoughts said “Mom – don’t worry  -there is nothing between Sunita and myself we just share the apartment and that is all there to it”.  She did not say anything. 

About a week later, Sunita told to Kumar “Ever since your mother came to dinner, I have been unable to find my favorite silver plate, the plate on which we served her the dinner. You don’t suppose she took it, do you? Kumar said, Well, I doubt it, but I will email her, just to be sure.

So he sat down and sent her an email in which he said: Dear Mother: I am not saying that you did take the silver plate from my house; I am not saying that you did not take the silver plate. But the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you were here for dinner. With Love, Kumar.

 Several days later, Kumar received an email from his mother which read

“ Dear Son: I am not saying that you do sleep with Sunita, and Iam not saying that you do not sleep with Sunita But the fact remains that if she was sleeping on  her OWN bed, she would have found the silver plate by now, which incidentally is under the pillow... with love your Mom..

Moral: Dont lie to your mother... especially if she is an Indian..