"Why did the marble countertop leave the…

Marble countertops are not the same as granite countertops. A riddle is:

Q: Why did the marble countertop leave the kitchen?
A: It was tired of being taken for granite.

“Taken for granite” sounds like “taken for granted.” The riddle (in slightly different forms) has been cited in print since at least 2012 and 2015.

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rebecca hadfield
@zenbecca
Why was the marble countertop mad? It was sick of being taken for granite.
9:43 AM · Oct 24, 2012·Twitter for BlackBerry®

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Mark Brocke
@marksbrocke
Why was the marble countertop sad?
Because it was taken for granite. Thank you, I’ll be here all week. #cornyjokes
4:00 AM · Feb 1, 2015·Twitter for iPhone

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Vincent Fiorentini
@VinceFior
Why was the marble countertop sad? It was taken for granite.
12:29 AM · Feb 6, 2015·Twitter Web Client

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/ryerocco July 17, 2015
Why did the marble countertop leave the kitchen?
It was tired of being taken for granite.

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Phoenix Stone Group
@PHXStoneGroup
Why did the marble countertop leave the kitchen? It was tired of being taken for granite.
3:22 PM · Jan 8, 2018·Social Manager.

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Lesley Anne
@LesleyAnneComic
I was just told my countertop was made of marble. I realized I had always taken it for “granite”.
8:34 PM · Apr 30, 2018·Twitter Web Client

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Zomb0ctopus February 24, 2019
Why was the marble countertop sad?
Because it was taken for granite.

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Stelton Cabinets
@SteltonCabinets
Q: Why did the marble countertop leave the kitchen?
A: Because he was taken for granite.
#JOTW
10:15 AM · Oct 21, 2019·Thryv

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GNolan
@GNolan01
Q Why did the marble countertop leave the kitchen? It was tired of being taken for granite.
8:01 PM · Jan 25, 2021·Twitter Web App

“Why did the marble countertop leave the kitchen?”/“It was tired of being taken for granite.”