This was a wonderful story, and I read much of it with a smile on my face.

I can't help but think that he was so lucky, in the sense that he got an opportunity to tell his wife about what he does. I'll have to keep a lookout for similar ones in the future.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=763570 - How some chap explained REST to his wife :)

I've told my girlfriend about Haskell to make her go to sleep. Works like a charm.

For hackers: this works the other way too. Let your SO describe what they do to you, even if it puts you to sleep. They'll appreciate it.