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Lugnut

(9,791 posts) Sun May 12, 2013, 02:04 PM May 2013

Happy birthday Yogi!

Yogi is celebrating his 88th birthday today!

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Happy birthday Yogi! (Original Post) Lugnut May 2013 OP

Do you have any good Yogi-isms to share with us?? madinmaryland May 2013 #1

I really didn't say everything I said. Lugnut May 2013 #5

When you come to a fork in the road, take it. KamaAina May 2013 #2

Yogi and his wife, Carmen, just moved into assisted living. El Supremo May 2013 #3

Isn't it about time to change your avatar? KamaAina May 2013 #4

That so sounds like something Yogi would say. Lugnut May 2013 #6

The old people, in the assisted living place, looked at Yogi and said, ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #8

Always remember Berlum May 2013 #7

one of my fav YB pics: Drum May 2013 #9

madinmaryland

(65,775 posts)

1. Do you have any good Yogi-isms to share with us??

Reply to Lugnut (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2013, 05:48 PM

May 2013

Lugnut

(9,791 posts)

5. I really didn't say everything I said.

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #1)

Mon May 13, 2013, 01:16 AM

May 2013

It's deja vu all over again. My favorite Yogi-ism is, "It ain't over 'til it's over.". How true.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

Reply to Lugnut (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2013, 07:27 PM

May 2013

Those are the actual directions to Yogi's house in Montclair, NJ. It's at the end of a cul-de-sac, so it doesn't matter whether you go left or right at the fork.

El Supremo

(20,442 posts)

3. Yogi and his wife, Carmen, just moved into assisted living.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #2)

Sun May 12, 2013, 08:32 PM

May 2013

It was reported that he said the place was fine except that it was full of old people.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

4. Isn't it about time to change your avatar?

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #3)

Sun May 12, 2013, 11:43 PM

May 2013

Lugnut

(9,791 posts)

6. That so sounds like something Yogi would say.

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #3)

Mon May 13, 2013, 01:18 AM

May 2013

I'm so happy to hear that he and Carmen are in assisted living where it's safer for them to be.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

8. The old people, in the assisted living place, looked at Yogi and said,

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #3)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:31 AM

May 2013

"We thought you were dead..."

I'm only posting this because I mentioned this to my dad and he said,"I thought he was dead."

Berlum

(7,044 posts)

7. Always remember

Reply to Lugnut (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 05:24 AM

May 2013

Drum

(10,767 posts)

9. one of my fav YB pics:

Reply to Lugnut (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:00 AM

May 2013

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