Back when I was little fights would
happen for close to no reason Well, no reason as an adult but as a
child these were considered fighting words. As a grown up people will
scream “Fuck you!” at other people while driving in their cars
knowing full well they wouldn't do it if they were face to face with
them at a grocery store. There was no internet when I was little so
if you had something to say to someone you did it to their face or
told that one friend that repeats everything you tell them even when
they promised not to.
Ya Mama. Oh, shots fired! (loud
Jamaican horns) Even if you didn't care for your mother all that much
just having someone reply to a comment with those two words was
enough to get a fight started. You would always keep this one loaded
in the chamber during an argument with other kids.
Often times if
someone just kept talking shit you could just keep replying with “Ya
mama” or “Yo mama.” No matter what they said, even if saying it
made no sense, for some reason it would work. Sometimes too well
because the next thing you know you're rolling on the ground with a
kid that you know haven't bathed in days before being pulled apart by
a teacher. I don't even think there is an adult translation of “Ya
mama.” If you meet an adult that is angered by this phrase chances
are they have spent time in jail or stopped making their own thoughts
when they were about 10 years old. Bonus points if their mother
wasn't around or if she had an afro with a chinstrap.
