Jo Mama (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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>
> Wilson tried to take me behind the woodshed once for joking about "Jo
Mama!"
> I am compelled to report that the same variant is used
> in Nickelodeon's Regular Show, complete with regular pronunciation
(d3o
> mama). Yes, mine was a made up joke on "yo mama" (or is it "it's yo
mama"?),
> but, apparently, I'm not alone.
>

When I was in late elementary school (4th, 5th grade, ca. 1973), if
someone insulted you, you might say back "Yo Momma" (pronounced like it
looks).  But you might say "Jo Momma" (pronounced like it looks), to
which the usual response would be "Angie Daddy", as if you were
exchanging given names instead of insults

What can I say, we were an odd little group.
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