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A "Your Mom" joke was found [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2092775/Tablet-crude-jokes-riddles-beer--dating-time-biblical-Exodus.html?ITO=1490 baked into a cuneiform tablet from 1,500 BC], which means [[Your Mom]] really ''is'' [[Older Than Dirt]].
A "Your Mom" joke was found [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2092775/Tablet-crude-jokes-riddles-beer--dating-time-biblical-Exodus.html?ITO=1490 baked into a cuneiform tablet from 1,500 BC], which means [[Your Mom]] really ''is'' [[Older Than Dirt]].


Compare [[I Will Show You X]], [[Lame Comeback]], [[No You]], [[That's What She Said]], [[I Banged Your Mom]].
Compare [[I Will Show You X]], [[Lame Comeback]], [[No, You]], [[That's What She Said]], [[I Banged Your Mom]].


Be warned that ''seriously'' directing insults at someone's mother is generally not a good move, because [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]. Or if the character really does turn out to be the [[Son of a Whore]] then it might provoke [[Berserk Button|more of a reaction]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|than you were hoping for]].
Be warned that ''seriously'' directing insults at someone's mother is generally not a good move, because [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]. Or if the character really does turn out to be the [[Son of a Whore]] then it might provoke [[Berserk Button|more of a reaction]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|than you were hoping for]].
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"Your Mom" insults work due to the [[Madonna Whore Complex]], which refers to how some people can only see a woman as a pure, sexless being or a depraved whore. Men tend to view their mothers as a part of the former category and implying that their mothers would have sex with someone who isn't their father puts her in the latter category.
"Your Mom" insults work due to the [[Madonna Whore Complex]], which refers to how some people can only see a woman as a pure, sexless being or a depraved whore. Men tend to view their mothers as a part of the former category and implying that their mothers would have sex with someone who isn't their father puts her in the latter category.


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* The [[Nerd Core]] bumper on [[G 4]] starring YTCracker, in which he states, "Mess with me you'll feel the wrath of [[Image Boards|Anon]] and [[The Khan|Khan]] / We'll get that [[Rule Thirty Four|Rule 34]] on [[Your Mom]]"
* The [[Nerd Core]] bumper on [[G 4]] starring YTCracker, in which he states, "Mess with me you'll feel the wrath of [[Image Boards|Anon]] and [[The Khan|Khan]] / We'll get that [[Rule 34]] on [[Your Mom]]"




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* ''[[Bebes Kids]]'' features a Dozens fight between Robin and Dorthea.
* ''[[Bebes Kids]]'' features a Dozens fight between Robin and Dorthea.
* ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]'' has a particularly infamous example.
* ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]'' has a particularly infamous example.
** Parodied by ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'': "Your mother plays card games in hell!"
** Parodied by ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'': "Your mother plays card games in hell!"
** And the possessed ''[[Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 3]]'' cartridge to [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|The Angry Video Game Nerd]]: "Your mother sucks cocks in hell!"
** And the possessed ''[[Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 3]]'' cartridge to [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|The Angry Video Game Nerd]]: "Your mother sucks cocks in hell!"
** And in the French and Saunders sketch-
** And in the French and Saunders sketch-
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{{quote| '''Kid:''' Slaphead!<br />
{{quote| '''Kid:''' Slaphead!<br />
'''Peter Dickson:''' Yeah? Well, your mum didn't seem to mind! }}
'''Peter Dickson:''' Yeah? Well, your mum didn't seem to mind! }}
* ''[[Thirty Rock (TV)|Thirty Rock]]'': "What's the difference between your mum and a washing machine? When I dump my load in a washing machine, it doesn't follow me around for a week afterwards!"
* ''[[30 Rock (TV)|Thirty Rock]]'': "What's the difference between your mum and a washing machine? When I dump my load in a washing machine, it doesn't follow me around for a week afterwards!"
** Followed by Jack's [[Not So Above It All|rather surprising one]] when he asks Lemon to go to a fancy royal birthday celebration with him.
** Followed by Jack's [[Not So Above It All|rather surprising one]] when he asks Lemon to go to a fancy royal birthday celebration with him.
{{quote| '''Liz Lemon''': Okay I'll do it, but I won't like it.<br />
{{quote| '''Liz Lemon''': Okay I'll do it, but I won't like it.<br />
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* Averted in ''[[Welcome Back Kotter]]'', when Kotter contrasts the Dozens with the "modern" (1970s) style of insult-duelling starting with the beginning of a classic "Your momma..."
* Averted in ''[[Welcome Back Kotter]]'', when Kotter contrasts the Dozens with the "modern" (1970s) style of insult-duelling starting with the beginning of a classic "Your momma..."
{{quote| '''Barbarino:''' Hey, say whatever you want about my dad or myself, but you don't talk about my mother! That woman's ''holy''.}}
{{quote| '''Barbarino:''' Hey, say whatever you want about my dad or myself, but you don't talk about my mother! That woman's ''holy''.}}
* ''[[Mash (TV)|Mash]]'' - Winchester is angry with Hawkeye and B.J. and stops talking. The two try to goad him out of his silence, saying to him "Your mother wears very expensive combat boots!" and very nearly getting him to crack with "Your parents voted for Roosevelt. ''Four times!''"
* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV)|Mash]]'' - Winchester is angry with Hawkeye and B.J. and stops talking. The two try to goad him out of his silence, saying to him "Your mother wears very expensive combat boots!" and very nearly getting him to crack with "Your parents voted for Roosevelt. ''Four times!''"
** This exchange in the mess tent between Burns and Houlihan, post-breakup:
** This exchange in the mess tent between Burns and Houlihan, post-breakup:
{{quote| '''Burns''': This place is a mess. Hey, I made a joke!<br />
{{quote| '''Burns''': This place is a mess. Hey, I made a joke!<br />
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''*beat*''<br />
''*beat*''<br />
'''Lynch/Tyke''': That's what yo' momma said last night! It's D&D... }}
'''Lynch/Tyke''': That's what yo' momma said last night! It's D&D... }}
* From ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'', one session of ''Hollywood Director'' had Colin "ordering" his "actors" to redo the scene in Yo Momma jokes.
* From ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'', one session of ''Hollywood Director'' had Colin "ordering" his "actors" to redo the scene in Yo Momma jokes.
{{quote| "We're not that big on Yo Momma jokes in Canada..." [[Canada Eh|"Yeah, we go 'Eh Momma'..."]]}}
{{quote| "We're not that big on Yo Momma jokes in Canada..." [[Canada, Eh?|"Yeah, we go 'Eh Momma'..."]]}}
* [[The Decemberists]]' "A Cautionary Song":
* [[The Decemberists]]' "A Cautionary Song":
{{quote| "So be kind to your mother<br />
{{quote| "So be kind to your mother<br />
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{{quote| '''Varric:''' I swear, when I find that son-of-a-bitch - [[Insult Backfire|sorry mother]] - I will ''kill'' him!}}
{{quote| '''Varric:''' I swear, when I find that son-of-a-bitch - [[Insult Backfire|sorry mother]] - I will ''kill'' him!}}
* In ''[[Runescape]]'''s "A Clockwork Syringe" quest, one of the insults you can use while interrogating a zombie pirate is "Yo momma has enough chins for 99 range!" <ref>"Chins" is a shortened nickname for chinchompas, a type of grenade weapon used for ranged training. [[Don't Explain the Joke|It also means she's fat.]]</ref>
* In ''[[Runescape]]'''s "A Clockwork Syringe" quest, one of the insults you can use while interrogating a zombie pirate is "Yo momma has enough chins for 99 range!" <ref>"Chins" is a shortened nickname for chinchompas, a type of grenade weapon used for ranged training. [[Don't Explain the Joke|It also means she's fat.]]</ref>
* Typing "UR MOM" in ''[[Scribblenauts (Video Game)|Scribblenauts]]'' gives you a [[Everythings Deader With Zombies|Zombie]].
* Typing "UR MOM" in ''[[Scribblenauts (Video Game)|Scribblenauts]]'' gives you a [[Everything's Deader With Zombies|Zombie]].
* In ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island (Video Game)|The Secret of Monkey Island]]'', "So's your mother" is one of the options in Insult Swordfighting that won't win, although it only appears during the training scene with Captain Smirk. Also, if you let the Fettucini Flying Brothers argue over who gets to go in the cannon:
* In ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island (Video Game)|The Secret of Monkey Island]]'', "So's your mother" is one of the options in Insult Swordfighting that won't win, although it only appears during the training scene with Captain Smirk. Also, if you let the Fettucini Flying Brothers argue over who gets to go in the cannon:
{{quote| '''Alfredo:''' Your mother wears combat slippers!<br />
{{quote| '''Alfredo:''' Your mother wears combat slippers!<br />
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'''Amy:''' Serena, that doesn't make any sense.<br />
'''Amy:''' Serena, that doesn't make any sense.<br />
'''Serena:''' Shut up! }}
'''Serena:''' Shut up! }}
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]:
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]:
{{quote| '''Yami:''' I said you were cute. It's a compliment! Geez!<br />
{{quote| '''Yami:''' I said you were cute. It's a compliment! Geez!<br />
'''Yugi:''' ''{angrily}'' Your ''face'' is cute!<br />
'''Yugi:''' ''{angrily}'' Your ''face'' is cute!<br />
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* Calamities of Nature presents [http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=401 yo mama jokes for physicists].
* Calamities of Nature presents [http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=401 yo mama jokes for physicists].
** and now for [http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=453 astrophysicists].
** and now for [http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=453 astrophysicists].
* In ''[[Girl Genius]]'', a Jäger insults [[Multi Armed and Dangerous|Boris Dolokhov]] in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20030324 these] terms:
* In ''[[Girl Genius]]'', a Jäger insults [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|Boris Dolokhov]] in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20030324 these] terms:
{{quote| Ah -- go kees an ''hoctopoos''. Oh vait, hyu mama already ''deed!'' Heh.}}
{{quote| Ah -- go kees an ''hoctopoos''. Oh vait, hyu mama already ''deed!'' Heh.}}
* Officer Tod throws around an absurd number of these during the final battle of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'''s "[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=060814 Phoenix Rising]" story arc. An example: "I'VE GOT AN 'F-WORD' FOR YA! ''YOUR [[Shoehorned First Letter|FFFFFFFFMOMMA]]''!"
* Officer Tod throws around an absurd number of these during the final battle of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'''s "[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=060814 Phoenix Rising]" story arc. An example: "I'VE GOT AN 'F-WORD' FOR YA! ''YOUR [[Shoehorned First Letter|FFFFFFFFMOMMA]]''!"
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{{color|#E00707|TG: sir im afraid the comet is the size of your moms dick}}<br />
{{color|#E00707|TG: sir im afraid the comet is the size of your moms dick}}<br />
{{color|#E00707|TG: OH SNAP}} }}
{{color|#E00707|TG: OH SNAP}} }}
* ''[[Eight Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' gives us a roundabout example.
* ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' gives us a roundabout example.
{{quote| '''Black Mage:''' Let me just stop you right there before I am honor bound to cut your face like an elven whore.<br />
{{quote| '''Black Mage:''' Let me just stop you right there before I am honor bound to cut your face like an elven whore.<br />
'''[[Our Elves Are Better|Thief]]:''' Hold on. ''Elven whore?'' Do I even have to tell you why that's so offensive to me?<br />
'''[[Our Elves Are Better|Thief]]:''' Hold on. ''Elven whore?'' Do I even have to tell you why that's so offensive to me?<br />
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{{quote| '''Bullock:''' *a bit of paper flies past* Who threw that?!<br />
{{quote| '''Bullock:''' *a bit of paper flies past* Who threw that?!<br />
'''Some random agent:''' YOUR MOTHER'S ASS!! }}
'''Some random agent:''' YOUR MOTHER'S ASS!! }}
* At the end of the ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' episode "The Dressing", Carl answers his doorbell, eating a turkey drumstick, to find himself being threatened by an army of robot turkeys armed with laser socks. When one of the turkeys asks what he thinks he's eating, [[Facing the Bullets One Liner|Carl replies "Your mother!" before getting blown up]].
* At the end of the ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' episode "The Dressing", Carl answers his doorbell, eating a turkey drumstick, to find himself being threatened by an army of robot turkeys armed with laser socks. When one of the turkeys asks what he thinks he's eating, [[Facing the Bullets One-Liner|Carl replies "Your mother!" before getting blown up]].
** Also, at the start of another episode, Dr. Weird tries to convince his assistant Steve to chop off his head, in the hopes that the [[High Pressure Blood]] will propel his corpse "'''all the way to Phoenix!'''"
** Also, at the start of another episode, Dr. Weird tries to convince his assistant Steve to chop off his head, in the hopes that the [[High-Pressure Blood]] will propel his corpse "'''all the way to Phoenix!'''"
{{quote| '''Steve:''' Uh, what's in Phoenix?<br />
{{quote| '''Steve:''' Uh, what's in Phoenix?<br />
'''Dr. Weird:''' Why, it's your momma, Steve! Get the axe! }}
'''Dr. Weird:''' Why, it's your momma, Steve! Get the axe! }}
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{{quote| '''Pinky:''' Your mother, she's older than you!}}
{{quote| '''Pinky:''' Your mother, she's older than you!}}
* ''[[Home Movies]]'' - Jason and Melissa want Brendon to know his mom is becoming a nuisance trying to work her way into the movie they're making - they confront him with "Your mother." He goes "Whoa!...is that like 'Yo mama'?"
* ''[[Home Movies]]'' - Jason and Melissa want Brendon to know his mom is becoming a nuisance trying to work her way into the movie they're making - they confront him with "Your mother." He goes "Whoa!...is that like 'Yo mama'?"
* In ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|The Return of Jafar]]'', [[Speech Impaired Animal|Abu]] apparently did this to [[Polly Wants a Microphone|Iago]], going by the fact that the latter angrily yells "Hey! Do I insult ''your'' mother?" back at him.
* In ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|The Return of Jafar]]'', [[Speech-Impaired Animal|Abu]] apparently did this to [[Polly Wants a Microphone|Iago]], going by the fact that the latter angrily yells "Hey! Do I insult ''your'' mother?" back at him.