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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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"Your mom" jokes could be considered an example of fraternity humor, and are seen by most adults as being a sign of immaturity, especially when overused. They generally involve the speaker making indelicate references to the mother of the person to whom he is speaking. They are a distinct variation from the more traditional "yo momma" jokes (as in, "yo mamma is so fat..." or "yo mamma is so stupid..."), which are merely insulting.
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"Your mom" jokes are frequently used by children and pre-teens (perhaps reaching their peak in middle school), and are seen by adults as being a sign of immaturity, especially when used with great regularity. For examples of "your mom" jokes see [[320: 28-Hour Day]].
  
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"That's what '''she''' said" is a supposedly funny retort to an innocent looking statement, the intent being to recast it in a sexual light. It gained its most recent surge of popularity as Michael Scott's catchphrase on the television series ''{{w|The Office}}.'' xkcd contains only failed attempts at "that's what she said" jokes, such as [[436: How it Happened]]. The phrase is a simplified version of the older, British expression "...{{w|said the actress to the bishop}}".  
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"That's what '''she''' said" is a supposedly funny retort to an innocent looking sentence that makes that sentence look sexual in nature. For a not very typical example see [[436: How it Happened]].
  
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We enter in the middle of a conversation between [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] about the status of their relationship. Megan has apparently just said that Cueball turns every conversation into a "your mom" joke and it's becoming unbearable. Cueball, somewhat self-destructively, immediately turns ''that'' sentence into a "your mom" joke.  
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We enter in the middle of a conversation between [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] about the status of their relationship. Megan has apparently just said that Cueball turns every conversation into a "that's what she said" joke about her mom, and it's becoming unbearable. Cueball immediately turns ''that'' sentence into a "your mom" joke, and that seems to be the last straw.
  
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When Megan makes it clear that she has had enough and that she is leaving, Cueball, in a heroic effort to make things even worse, can only respond with the "that's what she said" joke. Megan agrees with Cueball that it is exactly what she (Megan) said, and is obviously about to depart his life forever.
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For good measure, Cueball throws in a "That's what she said!" reference, which is a modern American version of the British expression "Said the actress to the bishop". It's used for purposes of double entendre, and gained its most recent surge of popularity as Michael Scott's catchphrase on the television series ''{{w|The Office}}.'' Megan simply replies that, "Yes. Yes, it is."
  
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The title text stretches the joke further, Cueball suggesting that many men have been with her mother, but perhaps as a last resort or under duress. This is, if possible, even more offensive than his previous efforts.
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The title text takes the joke a little further, suggesting that Megan's mother has had many lovers in the past.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:Cueball: Well, your <font size="+1"> <u>mom</u> </font> turns every conversation into a "your mom" joke and it's becoming unbearable.
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:Cueball: Well, your <u>MOM</u> turns every conversation into a "your mom" joke and it's becoming unbearable.
 
:Megan: I'm serious; I can't take this anymore. I'm leaving.
 
:Megan: I'm serious; I can't take this anymore. I'm leaving.
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:Cueball: ...That's what <font size="+1"> <u>she</u> </font> said!
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:Cueball: ...That's what <u>SHE</u> said!
 
:Megan: Yes. Yes, it is.
 
:Megan: Yes. Yes, it is.
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==Trivia==
 
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For examples of "your mom" jokes, see [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Your_Mom Category:Your Mom].
 
  
 
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
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