catch 22
posted on October 12th, 2005 (06:14 AM) in Material Girlcurrently reading Catch-22 by Joesph Heller. and i'm loving it.
it's just so hilariously demented... with the kind of freakish logic that would make your head hurt (and i mean that in a good way).
here are three examples of the kind of logic the book follows:
1. this is what made the book infamous:
...a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. 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. orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. if he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didin't want to he was sane and he had to. (p. 52)
2. Orr: when i was a kid, i used to walk around all day with crab apples in my cheek. one in each cheek.
yosaarian: why?
orr: because their better than horse chestnuts
3. major major major: from now on, i don't want anyone to come in to see me while i'm here. is that clear?
sergeant townsend: yes, sir. What shall i say to people who do come to see you while you're here?
major major major: tell them in'm in and ask them to wait.
sergeant townsend: yes, sir. for how long?
major major major: until i've left.
sergeant townsend: and then what shall i do with them?
major major major: i don't care.
sergeant townsend: may i send them in to see you after you've left?
major major major: yes.
if you liked what you've read, buy the book. 









