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

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