At the risk of seeming stupid, I have an admission to make. I don't know what Yogi Berra meant when he said, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." There are two interpretations, each of which is funny. (Maybe he meant both?) The first interpretation is that he meant a real fork, the sort you eat food with. The second interpretation is that he meant a forked road, but was advising to take "it" when there is no "it" to be taken. (You can't take two roads at once.)
I'm serious about this. I have never understood the intended meaning. I suppose that shows that Yogi is the true philosopher and I the imposter.
Is there anything you would like to admit being confused about, now that I have opened a dialogue? Is there some bit of folklore, some proverb, some sage advice, that you have never understood? Give it some thought and report to us.
Addendum: Perhaps it was unwise of me to ask about Yogi's "intended meaning," since I doubt that he intended to be funny when he uttered these words. What I'm wondering is why people find the saying funny. Do they think of a real fork when they laugh at it, or do they think of taking two roads at once when they laugh at it?
