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BOSSHOG

(42,130 posts)
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:15 AM Thursday

A Day n the Life of Yogi Berra

During a rain delay at a Yankees Spring Training Game two streakers jumped over the Center Field Fence and slid into second base. Yankees Catcher Yogi Berra went home and told his wife. She asked if they were boys or girls. Yogi said I don’t know they had bags over their Heads.

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rurallib

(63,635 posts)
1. After an interview for the "game of the Week" boyhood pal Joe Garagiola gave
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:21 AM
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Yogi a check for the appearance. The check was made out to "Bearer" (common back in those days). Yogi looked at it and said to Joe "Joe, you know me all my life and you still don't know my last name?"

Walleye

(39,752 posts)
3. "You gotta know where you're going. If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there."
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:27 AM
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“You gotta go to peoples funerals or else they might not come to yours”

BOSSHOG

(42,130 posts)
5. When you come to a fork in the road take it
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:52 AM
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Legend has it this was Yogi giving directions to his home. He lived in a culdesac in New Jersey, so his directions would be right. Or left.

underpants

(190,044 posts)
6. I went to get a pizza and the guy asked me if I wanted it
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:59 AM
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in 6 slices or 8. I said 6, I don’t think I can eat 8.

bif

(25,203 posts)
7. One of his teammates invited him out to the bar after a game
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:19 AM
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He said, "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded."

BOSSHOG

(42,130 posts)
10. I'd love to hang out with Yogi
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 11:42 AM
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At a neighborhood bar, just sit back and listen. Imagine the head scratching he is causing in heaven

efhmc

(15,415 posts)
11. In my younger years, I actually knew people like this and they would drive me CRAZY until I figured out that their
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 11:49 AM
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answers were real and not given to be cute or funny. Then I could enjoy them and their non sequiturs.

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