Are you serious right now? The answer to this is not only demeaning but its completely rude and out of line. I have a brother who is mentally handicap and I take great offense to this question.

For those of you don't know the answer:

Q. What's better than winning a gold medal in the Secial Olympics?

A. Not being retarded.

The kudos is in the form of support, and in no way am I encouraging the negative meaning of the joke.