The Best Yo-Yo Ma Jokes Of All Time
Yo-Yo Ma is so old. How old is he? Sixty-one.
Yo-Yo Ma is so fat.
How fat is he?
Some say he eats his old cellos. That’s a lot of wire and wood — probably not great on the digestive system. Does he look fat? No. But those who know him have said he carries it well.
Yo-Yo Ma is so old.
How old is he?
Sixty-one.
Yo-Yo Ma is so dumb.
How dumb is he?
He dropped out of college.
(Granted, the college was Columbia University, and he then enrolled at Harvard, where he holds an honorary doctorate. But still, “Yo-Yo,” you couldn’t have dropped out of Yale or something?)
Yo-Yo Ma is so poor.
How poor is he?
His cello is worth $2.5 million — which sounds like a lot, now that I say it. Who knows the cello biz? That’s a lot, right?
Yo-Yo Ma is so broadly appealing.
How broadly appealing is he?
He’s performed with Carlos Santana, James Taylor, Bobby McFerrin — the list goes on. That’s not funny, but it is true, and broad, and appealing.
