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Some good "Yogi-isms" listed here - http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13722210/yogi-berra-quotes-celebrating-late-great-new-york-yankees-legend http://espn.go.c

by circa 11y ago

Some good "Yogi-isms" listed here - http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13722210/yogi-berra-quotes-celebrating-late-great-new-york-yankees-legend http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13722210/yogi-berra-quotes...

drzaiusapelord 11y ago
Honest question, what's the deal here? Are these all weird little slips of the tongue people find amusing, like that person in your life who is unintentionally funny, or are these purposeful little zen koans he comes up with to make you think and laugh? Or is Berra's appeal that you'll never know if its the former or the latter?
- tim333 11y ago
  According to Berra it was the former.
- loumf 11y ago
  > Or is Berra's appeal that you'll never know if its the former or the latter? That's how I take it (the latter) -- you hear something that on the surface sounds dumb, but on second thought, makes sense. For those that don't know baseball, the catcher position is arguably the most cerebral in the game. Many good managers were once catchers (as they understand hitting and pitching).
- steveax 11y ago
  I always took them as intentional and think Yogi's humor has a lot in common with Groucho's [1]. Compare: "I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER" "Nobody goes there anymore it's too crowded" But the charm is, you're not quite sure. [1]: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx#Quotes https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx#Quotes
- bardworx 11y ago
  It's a bit of both and neither at the same time. Some quotes were taken out of context: "when you come to a fork in the road take it" - both forks lead to his house. He never graduated high school which created interesting dialog and attributed to some of his quotes. Regardless, he played for 17 years in the majors, and managed several more. He went to the championship something like 75% of the time. He was a good player, said interesting things, and had high baseball IQ. You can observe a lot by watching a guy like that.

by circa 11y ago

drzaiusapelord 11y ago

Honest question, what's the deal here? Are these all weird little slips of the tongue people find amusing, like that person in your life who is unintentionally funny, or are these purposeful little zen koans he comes up with to make you think and laugh? Or is Berra's appeal that you'll never know if its the former or the latter?

tim333 11y ago
According to Berra it was the former.
loumf 11y ago
> Or is Berra's appeal that you'll never know if its the former or the latter? That's how I take it (the latter) -- you hear something that on the surface sounds dumb, but on second thought, makes sense. For those that don't know baseball, the catcher position is arguably the most cerebral in the game. Many good managers were once catchers (as they understand hitting and pitching).
steveax 11y ago
I always took them as intentional and think Yogi's humor has a lot in common with Groucho's [1]. Compare: "I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER" "Nobody goes there anymore it's too crowded" But the charm is, you're not quite sure. [1]: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx#Quotes https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx#Quotes
bardworx 11y ago
It's a bit of both and neither at the same time. Some quotes were taken out of context: "when you come to a fork in the road take it" - both forks lead to his house. He never graduated high school which created interesting dialog and attributed to some of his quotes. Regardless, he played for 17 years in the majors, and managed several more. He went to the championship something like 75% of the time. He was a good player, said interesting things, and had high baseball IQ. You can observe a lot by watching a guy like that.