My mom had just moved to the US and was looking for mattresses at a department store. This is how the conversation went between her and a salesclerk.
Mom: Do you have any sponges? Salesclerk: No ma’am, we don’t sell sponges here. Mom: But I see advertisement! You sell sponges! Salesclerk: Sorry ma’am, I think you’re mistaken. Mom: Yes, you do! You know, those big sponges you can lay on! Salesclerk: Oh, you mean mattresses??
We own a dude ranch, and my Taiwanese FoB mother is the cook. One day, a guest brought back a fresh trout for her. She cooked it up, put it on a platter, and thinking she was being very polite in offering the best part of the fish, stood in the dining room and said, “Would anybody like some head?”
Mom: Guess what Jack did to Kate …HAHAHAHAH Me: those two are boring anyway. don’t tell me anything about ben. Mom: I fell asleep, Jack didn’t do anything to kate… I made it up
Originally when we were talking about my moving to San Deigo, she said I had to become sexy to find a job. When I began recording however, she switched it up…
I am nine months pregnant and this is the email my mom just sent to my spouse:
Hi C,
Will you look after J every time she goes take a bath. She is big and may be ark ward in the bath room and may fall…it may be dangerous if there is water spill on kitchen or bathroom floors, so please tell her to be careful ok. Thank you
Mom: it seems to me you have high hopes & expectations for our new president me: well he is better than Bush Mom: he gives very good speeches and touches everyone’s heart me: yes me: i didn’t think i would see a black president in my lifetime me: but it happened me: think about the little kids today growing up with a black president me: that is amazing Mom: this should have happened long time ago, we shouldn’t look at people only at their skin color
Can we just all AWW for now and forget that this is a humor blog?!
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