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Celebrity, a tribute to Berra's unique status in American culture, showcases Yogi figurines, comic books, cereal boxes, magazine covers, and even
Berra's cartoon namesake, Yogi Bear.
[/B][/QUOTE]Aaaaargh. Wrong, wrong,wrong.....
The cartoon Yogi didn't come along for at least 10-12 years after Berra got his nickname. A friend of Larry Berra saw a movie that had an Indian snake charmer- also called a
yogi- in it. He said that the snake charmer walked just like his buddy, Larry, and he started calling Larry-
Yogi. It caught on and he was Yogi Berra ever since. When Yogi Bear came along, the rumor was that Yogi Berra was actually
his namesake. Iow, t'was the other way around.
Thu Oct 28, 2004, 11:18am
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