Jokes Yo Mama Insulting People Told Oil Eslpod

Many Americans like to "tell" (share) insulting jokes, or jokes that "make fun of" (find ways to laugh about) other people. These jokes are usually about people being "ugly" (not beautiful), fat, short, "broke" (without money), "stupid" (not intelligent), or old. Often these jokes are made about a person's mother, and there are a series of jokes called "Yo Mama" jokes that all begin the same way.

"Yo Mama..." is a slang way to say "your Mother." Here are some examples:

Yo Mama is so ugly, when she applied for the "ugly contest" (a competition where the winner is the ugliest person), they told her "no professionals."

Yo Mama is so stupid, I found her looking over a glass wall to see what was on the other side.

Yo Mama is so fat, she could be the eighth "continent" (one of the seven large areas of land, like North America, Africa, or Australia).

Yo Mama is so broke, even "beggars" (people who ask other people for money) give her money.

Yo Mama is so old, when she was at school, there was no history class!

Yo Mama is so "greasy" (with lots of oil on one's unclean face), the oil companies buy oil from her.

When these jokes are told among friends, they can be very funny. They aren't really joking about each other's mother. Instead, they're trying to see who can be the most creative and funny in "thinking up" (finding a new idea for) new jokes. But if these types of jokes are told to "strangers" (people one does not know well), they can be very insulting and can even start a fight.