Classic Statements of the Obvious

15 years ago

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"It ain't over 'til it's over"

- Yogi Berra

(Oh, and I saw this on a news break one time - I wish I had the VCR running so I could play back what I just heard...I could not believe the person just read it. I thought I must have heard wrong until the other person in the room said, "did she just say what I thought she said?")

"A study released today cited the major cause of starvation in developing countries is due to lack of food"

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Dennis Gaskill 15 years ago

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"It ain't over 'til it's over"

- Yogi Berra

The thing about classic Yogi-isms is that there is often more to them than it would first appear.

For example, "It ain't over 'til it's over" is an exhoratation not to give up, even though the outcome looks obvious, because you just never know how things will play out if you fight to win until it is over. He didn't want his teammates giving up and just going through the motions of a game when there was still a chance to win, however tremendous the odds against it were.

"It ain't over 'til it's over" said what I said in the previous paragraph in only six words. It was meant as a reminder to his teammates, not as a new observation. Context is important.

"You can observe a lot just by watching" speaks to how we often go through our routines on autopilot, missing out on many of the details of life that can add value to our day or teach us new things.
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Sumit Menon

15 years ago

You want to have your cake and eat it too.

WTF!? Why else would I want to have the cake if I can't eat it!

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Joe Mobley 15 years ago

Or a question of the obvious.

"How come you scratch'en there?"

"Cause I'm the one that knows where it itches."
Benny Hill

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Roaddog

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Sumit Menon

You want to have your cake and eat it too.

WTF!? Why else would I want to have the cake if I can't eat it!

I don't know if your kidding or not there Sumit...

in case your not...

Think of it as 'you can not eat your cake and have it too'

I think it is probably easier to understand that way.

Meaning you can't have it both ways...

I don't have the link to that idioms site I gave you before, but it might be in there...that link is to Wiki.

Jim

"I think the pendulum will swing back one day" - Susan Anton

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Sumit Menon

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Roaddog

I don't know if your kidding or not there Sumit...

in case your not...

Think of it as 'you can not eat your cake and have it too'

I think it is probably easier to understand that way.

Meaning you can't have it both ways...

I don't have the link to that idioms site I gave you before, but it might be in there...that link is to Wiki.

Jim

"I think the pendulum will swing back one day" - Susan Anton

Oh. LOL. The statement doesn't mean what I thought it meant. :p

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Kurt 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Sumit Menon

Oh. LOL. The statement doesn't mean the what I thought it meant. :p

Hey Sumit...I'm with you. Why have cake if you can't eat it?

As a matter of fact, I want my cake and to eat Jim's too. I like cake.
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- Dennis Gaskill 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kurt
  
  And then there's "I really didn't say all the things I said."
  
  That sounds more like any politician!
  
  Originally Posted by Kurt
  
  Hey Sumit...I'm with you. Why have cake if you can't eat it?
  
  As a matter of fact, I want my cake and to eat Jim's too. I like cake.
  
  And you stay the heck away from my cake.
  
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waterotter

15 years ago

The one that really irks me is "life sentence".........it seems to vary for everyone.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

15 years ago

I know Yogi had deeper thoughts than what first impression might be...
But it was the way he put things that cracked me up - Like:

"This is like deja vu all over again."
"He must have made that before he died." -- Referring to a Steve McQueen movie.
"I'd find the fellow who lost it, and, if he was poor, I'd return it." -- When asked what he would do if he found a million dollars.
"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."
"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
"If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."
"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
"It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much."
And so on...He was a classic in the Norm Crosby mold!

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Dennis Gaskill

15 years ago

MMM, I know, I'm a fan of Yogi-isms. One of my favorites is "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded."

Without knowing the context of some of his statements, I sometimes I wonder if Yogi intentionally said things in odd ways for the reactions he'd get. I sometimes do that, but maybe that's because I take people's reactions less personally now than I did when I took them more personally than I do now.

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Mark Andrews Banned 15 years ago

You guys have got me chortling with merriment here.

One of the one's I like to use every now and again, which I've used in let's just say places where the rather beautiful lady at the desk just has to keep her face straight as a die is a little bit naughty but obviously greatly appeals to my rather absurd sense of humor.

It's cold outside and pouring with rain. This probably only works with our rather deep gutteral Westcountry (UK) accents and you have to say this very fast...

"Tickle yer ass wi' a feather?"

Of course she looks at you in a great consternation not quite sure that she just heard you right. The look of confusion (whilst they not to laugh) is hysterical.

"Pardon?"

And then you say much more slowly and clearly...

"I said, it's particularly nasty weather." And then just as an addon, "Why? What did you think I said?" And wait for the response.

Hilarious. A statement of the obvious but not quite what they expected!
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Jun Balona

15 years ago

"Dammit I never knew you were so smart, you idiot!"

I saw somebody said this on the animated sitcom Futurama. LOL.

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hardraysnight 15 years ago

king of the understatement.

'We were just a band. A band that made it big.' - John Lennon
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Kurt

15 years ago

My favoite Yogi-ism is, "When you get to the fork in the road, take it."

And then there's "I really didn't say all the things I said."

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Michael Mayo

15 years ago

1. What Goes Up, Must Come Down!

As a youngster I threw a Baseball as high as could up into the air
at an approx 5 degree angle away form myself only to have said object
smack me on the top of my Head while I was telling my buds, "Did you
see how high it went?"

(Smack), Ooouchhh!

I didn't take in to account the wind blowing slightly into my face.

My take away from the occurrence was that, "WHAT GOES UP WILL COME DOWN"
Those that know me know that I have to Prove it true as best as I can.
* 5 degree launch into a 5 mile per hour wind = Target Aquired

Oh, and the knot on the head will only last about three months!

Haha!

Live and Learn.

Have a Great Day!
Michael

* Knot sizes may very. Seek medical attention

~MM~!

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JBorhez

15 years ago

I couldn't resist adding more YOGI......

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.

We made too many wrong mistakes.

-Yogi

According to a recent Bureau of Justice survey, night is the most dangerous time for law enforcement officers.
Second most dangerous time: Day

-SNL news skit with Jimmy Fallon

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seasoned

15 years ago

Originally Posted by JBorhez

I couldn't resist adding more YOGI......

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.

We made too many wrong mistakes.

-Yogi

According to a recent Bureau of Justice survey, night is the most dangerous time for law enforcement officers.
Second most dangerous time: Day

-SNL news skit with Jimmy Fallon

HEY, some obvious things seem to be ignored, and need to be repeated. Yogi is FAMOUS for saying things that seem stupid, but who knows. He was once on a commercial and spoke of the box that "Always stays open till it's closed"!

A nickle used to be worth a dime. NOW, it ISN'T! Heck, it's only worth like a penny now! INFLATION!

A person once read his obit. He would have gone down in infamy, BUT, because he read his obt, that turned out to be his brother, people STILL speak of the "NOBEL PEACE PRIZE".

Hey, maybe they tell things they THINK are lies that are true, or half true.

You CAN make a mistake that turns out to be RIGHT! Like you can make a turn that you didn't plan to make, and end up getting there quicker because of it!

SEE, they SOUND stupid, but really aren't! 8-)

Steve

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