DIY Yogi Berra-isms
09-23-15, 09:12 AM
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DIY Yogi Berra-isms
In honor of the passing of the most quotable athlete of this millennium, or the last...
This morning I found myself saying "no one buys VW's any more, the waiting list is too long."
Others?
This morning I found myself saying "no one buys VW's any more, the waiting list is too long."
Others?
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09-23-15, 09:27 AM
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When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
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09-23-15, 10:56 AM
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Bicycling is 90% mental and the other half is physical.
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
09-23-15, 11:10 AM
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Bicycle is the most important thing in the world, but baseball's pretty good, too.
09-23-15, 11:12 AM
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Yogi, Enjoy eternity - while it lasts!
09-23-15, 11:36 AM
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"His bikes have front brake levers either the left or the right. He's amphibious."
"All strava users are liars or crybabies."
"I took a two-hour ride from one to four."
"All strava users are liars or crybabies."
"I took a two-hour ride from one to four."
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09-23-15, 11:50 AM
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09-23-15, 12:51 PM
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My brakes aren't very good, but my bike is so heavy it doesn't need them.
09-23-15, 01:52 PM
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We'll burn that bridge when we get to it.
RIP, Yogi...
RIP, Yogi...
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09-23-15, 02:27 PM
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I met Yogi when I was a little kid.
He was down at the Grand Union in White Plains plugging Yoo-Hoo and we went down to visit.
It was then that I learned that baseball players, while they look normal on TV, are actually perfectly proportioned 120% human replicants. So big he scared me to death! But I still have his autographed postcard with him slurping a Yoo-Hoo.
He was down at the Grand Union in White Plains plugging Yoo-Hoo and we went down to visit.
It was then that I learned that baseball players, while they look normal on TV, are actually perfectly proportioned 120% human replicants. So big he scared me to death! But I still have his autographed postcard with him slurping a Yoo-Hoo.
i've met a bunch of okie pros, like gold glove yankee, bobby murcer. nice guy. helluva ballplayer.
like yogi, ringo starr is credited with his own 'ringoisms,' like "it's been a hard day's night," "tomorrow never knows," and "eight days a week."
09-23-15, 02:44 PM
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The road was so quiet because it ran between two places nobody had any reason to go to from.
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"The future ain't what it used to be". Proves Yogi was a time traveler.
09-23-15, 04:48 PM
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So my face is ugly. So what? I never saw anybody ride with his face.
The ride ain't over till it's over.
The ride ain't over till it's over.
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
09-23-15, 05:21 PM
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Fit is the most important thing when buying a bicycle, but only if it's your size.
I like down tube shifters, especially when they're mounted on the stem.
I like down tube shifters, especially when they're mounted on the stem.
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I met Yogi when I was a little kid.
He was down at the Grand Union in White Plains plugging Yoo-Hoo and we went down to visit.
It was then that I learned that baseball players, while they look normal on TV, are actually perfectly proportioned 120% human replicants.
So big he scared me to death!
But I still have his autographed postcard with him slurping a Yoo-Hoo.
He was down at the Grand Union in White Plains plugging Yoo-Hoo and we went down to visit.
It was then that I learned that baseball players, while they look normal on TV, are actually perfectly proportioned 120% human replicants.
So big he scared me to death!
But I still have his autographed postcard with him slurping a Yoo-Hoo.