{"id":10050,"date":"2011-10-14T03:00:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scienceforums.net\/swansont\/?p=10050"},"modified":"2011-10-14T03:00:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T08:00:07","slug":"thats-some-catch-that-catch-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.scienceforums.net\/swansont\/archives\/10050","title":{"rendered":"That's Some Catch, That Catch-22"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Catch-22’: A Paradox Turns 50 And Still Rings True<\/a><\/p>\n

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. [Bomber pilot] Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. … Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One of my favorites, even if I didn’t “get” some of it the first time I read it back when I was a teenager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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