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[Lauren Merryfield]

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> #1127          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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> Yogi's Sayings
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> Take life seriously, but don't take it too seriously.
>
> Be thankful for every unaided step you can take,
> but laugh at yourself when you trip and fall in a public
> setting.
>
> Be thankful for the ability to speak, but be able
> to smile when you up mix words your on ccassion. . .
> I mean - mix up your words on occasion.
>
> Be thankful for your vision, no matter how imperfect it may be,
> but don't hide under the table when you realize that you're
> wearing mismatched socks.
>
> I know a lady who got up one lovely morning, got dressed, went
> to work, gave her co-workers her usual friendly greeting, even
> held a few conversations.  She proceeded to get her morning
> coffee from the break room, and then went to sit at her desk ---
> all before realizing she forgot to take out her hair rollers.
>
> She had NO choice but to laugh because everyone else certainly
> saw the humor.
>
> Learn to laugh at yourself.
>
> Here are some malapropisms from the legendary quote master Yogi
> Berra.  After reading these, you'll be more than convinced that
> he knew how to laugh at himself.
>
> "Baseball is 90 percent mental; the other half is physical."
>
> When watching a Steve McQueen movie on TV:
> "He must have made that before he died."
>
> "If people don't want to come out to the ball park,
> nobody's gonna stop 'em."
>
> "A nickel isn't worth a dime anymore."
>
> "The future ain't what it used to be."
>
> "There's nothing like a home opener,
> whether it's at home or on the road."
>
> "You can observe a lot just by watchin'."
>
> "Always go to other people's funerals;
> otherwise, they won't go to yours."
>
> "Never answer an anonymous letter."
>
> "Mantle can hit just as good right-handed as he can left-handed.
> He's just naturally amphibious."
>
> "When you come to the fork in the road, take it."
>
> After a poor game:
> "I think they just got through marinating the greens."
>
> "We made too many wrong mistakes."
>
> "It's déjà vu all over again."
>
> When asked what time it is: "Do you mean now?"
>
> "I usually take a two hour nap from one to four."
>
> Testifying before a grand jury about a New York Yankees' brawl
> in a nightclub:  "Nobody did nothin' to nobody."
>
> "I am going to buy a Volkswagen or a foreign car."
>
> New York mayor Lindsay's wife, on a hot day:
> "You look nice and cool, Yogi."
> Yogi: "You don't look so hot yourself."
>
> For a spring training drill, Yogi instructed his players to
> "Pair off in threes."
>
> Reporter: "What would you do if you found a million dollars?"
> Yogi: "If the guy was poor, I would give it back."
>
> After a waitress asked if Yogi wanted his pizza cut into four or
> eight slices:  "Four, I don't think I can eat eight."
>
> Yogi used to work with the Yoo-Hoo soft drink company.
> A woman once called and asked if Yoo-Hoo was hyphenated.
> Yogi said, "No, ma'am, it's not even carbonated."
>
> After attending an opera, Yogi mentioned that he liked it, and
> added, "Even the music was nice."
>
> "I never really said all those things I said."
>
> Yogi's son, Dale:
> "The similarities between me and my father are different."
>
> And his most famous quote of all. . .
> "It ain't over till it's over."
>
> Learn to laugh at yourself  ---- It's the best therapy of all.
>
> Author Unknown (except for Yogi)
>
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