We have no idea what it is about a perfectly timed "Yo Mamma" joke that always gets a snort-laugh out of people, but it's a genre of comedy people have loved for ages.
Reddit user jackbequikk asked:
"What is your best Yo Mamma joke?"
Let's get into it!
Gas is Expensive
Stop Gas GIF by Adult SwimGiphy"Yo mama's so fat, I swerved to miss her with my car, and ran out of gas."
"Yo mama's so ugly, her birth certificate is an apology letter."
-Mike_TKE
"I just have to say, I have never in my life actually laughed at a yo mama joke. Until today."
-Kyfigrigas
First Edition
"Yo mammas so old she preordered the Bible"
-Llamaman61
"And hers is SIGNED"
-JuliaTheInsaneKid
You're The Joke
GIF by MOODMANGiphy"Yo mama so lazy, she took 9 months to make a joke"
-Zenixx_
"Ok this one hits ya TWICE"
-Suspicious_Grass_951
"No reason to go for the whole team…"
-Vertebrae_Viking
"God damn I felt that"
-Leakerzz
Family Tree
"Yo mama so fat she broke the family tree"
-chris3i
"Yo mama so fat she on both sides of the family tree"
-JustTheTipAgain
I Know, I Know, I Know...
"Yo mama so fat if Bill Withers wrote a song about her it would be called 'Ain't No Sunshine When She's Here'."
-Iateyourpaintings
"Legendary"
-enchoosar
"This might be my favorite one-line joke, ever."
-Witness_me_Karsa
"This one deserves everything."
-Aluntiid
Sneak Attack
Sneaking Out Daffy Duck GIF by Looney TunesGiphy"I don't like Yo Mamma jokes. They are stupid and everyone does them."
"Just like Yo Mamma"
-ZenEngineer
"Damn! Kids, this is known as the 'sneak attack'."
-JayHat21
This List
"Yo mama so old her breast milk is powder"
"Yo mama so old she was a waitress at the last supper"
"Yo mama so old when she was a kid rainbows were still in black and white"
"Yo mama so fat she can't even jump to conclusions"
"Yo mama so ugly, her portraits hang themselves"
-smileyface123456789
Hashtag Physics
Uc Santa Barbara Physics GIF by KITPGiphy"I actually made a quiz question that ended up circulating the web. Yo mama's so fat objects 5 m away accelerate at 1 m/s2."
-fritz236
"You get the technical award"
-jackbequikk
"Can't tell whether this is for a physics quiz or a sociology quiz"
-ShortBusRide
"Wouldn’t this be 'dense' rather than 'fat?' Hashtag physics"
-vleester
Wait, Accio A Slice?
"Yo mamma's so fat, her Patronus is a cake."
-Solkahn
"I am f-ing HOWLING"
-ds_arcanine
"Moaning Myrtle aint got nothing on the sound that came out of me when I read that. lol"
- [Reddit]
A Classic
Season 8 What GIF by Brooklyn Nine-NineGiphy"Your mother’s breasts sag so severely that they were mistaken for a painting by the late surrealist artist, Salvador Dali."
-aaronjaffe
"The Persistence of Mammaries."
-CarbsAre4Cows
"Captain Raymond Holt was easily the funniest character on that show"
-KypDurron
As a mom, you all need to know that I laughed so hard that I woke up my dog at the 'running out of gas' one.
But also cried a little bit cause gas is like $5 a gallon where I am right now.
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