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Who Said It: An Idiot Abroad’s Karl Pilkington, Yogi Berra or Homer Simpson?

Jul 15, 2015 by Robb Todd


Karl Pilkington has done for the dumb(-or-is-it-brilliant?) quote what few people other than Yogi Berra and Homer Simpson have done.

And much of Pilkington’s wisdom is currently on display in An Idiot Abroad on Travel Channel. Pilkington doesn’t seem to care about exploring new lands or cultures, and this is exactly why Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant sent him around the world.

Here’s a pearl from Pilkington’s visit to China:

“Being honest with you, it’s not the ‘great’ wall of China. It’s an all right wall. It’s the ‘All Right Wall of China.’”

And here are a few more from his travels:

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