{"id":533,"date":"2006-06-22T10:20:05","date_gmt":"2006-06-22T15:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=533"},"modified":"2007-12-03T13:17:02","modified_gmt":"2007-12-03T21:17:02","slug":"what-it-means-to-be-yogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2006\/06\/22\/what-it-means-to-be-yogi\/","title":{"rendered":"What it means to be Yogi"},"content":{"rendered":"

PCT thru-hiker Funnybone tells how it’s done. <\/a><\/p>\n

To “yogi” is to ask for something—in this case, a ride down to Independence—without actually asking. I define yogi-ing as such: implying you could use help without inquiring for help.<\/p>\n

It goes like this…<\/p>\n

Me: “Hi. Sure is nice here.”<\/p>\n

Unsuspecting day hiker: “Howdy. Ain’t it though? Are you thru-hiking the PCT?”<\/p>\n

Me: “Nah, I’m about a third of the way through.”<\/p>\n

Unsuspecting day hiker: “Oh, that’s not what I meant. I meant—”<\/p>\n

Me, interrupting: “I’m just kidding, it’s a silly thru-hiker joke, like putting a rock in another hiker’s backpack…say, do you know if there’s anywhere free to stay in town, like a city park or something?” (Special emphasis is placed on the word “free”.)<\/p>\n

Unsuspecting day hiker: “Oh, no. There ain’t nothing free in this Godforsaken town. I’ll tell you what though; you seem like a decent feller, why don’t you stay with me and my old lady. She cooks up a real mean casserole.”<\/p>\n

Me: “Oh, no. I couldn’t, thank you.”<\/p>\n

Unsuspecting day hiker: “Are you sure? You can get yerself cleaned up too.”<\/p>\n

Me: “Oh, what the hell, why not? Canada isn’t going anywhere.”<\/p>\n

This is just one of the many examples of how the art of yogi-ing works. It’s part art, part science, and an experienced thru-hiker is a professional at it all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The blogger’s variant is posting examples of other people’s clever verbiage to avoid the exertion of coming up with it on one’s own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PCT thru-hiker Funnybone tells how it’s done. To “yogi” is to ask for something—in this case, a ride down to Independence—without actually asking. I define yogi-ing as such: implying you could use help without inquiring for help. It goes like…<\/p>\n

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