It has finally been admitted that Hanna-Barbera named their cartoon bear Yogi in order to play on the great popularity at that time of Yogi Berra. For years they said it was just "coincidence".
Another Yogism: When a waitress asked him if he wanted his pizza cut up in eight slices or six, he said "Better make it six--I don't think Ii could eat eight slices."
I once read that Yogi lived on a street that ended on a roundabout or circle, with Yogi's house at the middle of the circle furthest from the point where the road forked. So his directions made perfect sense in context.
His comment about how it gets "late" at a certain stadium was a reference to shadows cast on the playing field. Once again, what sounds illogical is straightforward once you get past his idiosyncratic choice of words.
"Ah yes, the floor here is made of floor."
His comment about how it gets "late" at a certain stadium was a reference to shadows cast on the playing field. Once again, what sounds illogical is straightforward once you get past his idiosyncratic choice of words.