A popular style of
joke, based on the
misconception that
everyone dislikes their
mother-in-law. They are best said in an
English accent, and must always
promote the idea that the
mother-in-law is
fat/
ugly/
stupid/
hateful etc, and are best punctuated with a
high-pitched 'eeeh!' before or after the joke. Similar to '
Yo Mamma' jokes, but a bit of a step up in class (not much of a step though) and usually a bit cleverer.
A few examples...
"Eeeh! I wouldn't say my mother-in-law's ugly, but the milkman flirts with me!"
"I saw six men punching and kicking my mother-in-law. The wife said; 'Aren't you going to help?' I said; 'No, six should be enough!"
"There was a knock at the door, I knew it was the mother in law because all the mice were throwing themselves on the traps."
And for all you
Viz fans, the
Roger Mellie one is (predictably):
"Eeeh! My mother-in-law, she's a right cunt."
As of about five minutes after creation, this will now become the Mother-In-Law Jokes Metanode /msg yours to me.
"What's the definition of mixed emotions? Watching your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your brand new Jaguar" - Footprints
"My mother-in-law's so fat, when see walks down the street, all the weighing machines jump back into the chemist" - TDS (more of a 'Yo Mamma's so fat...' joke, but it is a Goon Show classic)
"My mother-in-law isn't so bad, she's a test pilot in the local broomstick factory" - 409