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1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: As

Ticia — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:09:07 +0000

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1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: As a matter of fact, Father, I know I can get my hands on an entire shipment of religious relics, blessed by the Pope himself. The Germans swiped them and put them on the open market. As I understand it, the stuff includes a wrist and collarbones of some of your top saints!

As far as I can remember,

Emma Zahn — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:48:38 +0000

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As far as I can remember, Catch-22 is the only book by Heller I've read. Thank for the recommending the other two. I'll check them out.

Maybe I did slander Milo since he was at least a likeable rogue and tried to make sure everyone who joined his syndicate made a profit -- even the Germans.

Even better is Heller's "Good

Tom Wright — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:32:24 +0000

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Even better is Heller's "Good as Gold", which is all Washington insanity. Best line from it---"The mind boggles."

You slander Milo, who always showed a profit, and only found willing partners to sign contracts. Bremer, by comparison, issued orders, one of which forced Iraqis to buy patented seed, and to purchase continuing-use licenses, from American agribiz.

Did you read the bittersweet sequel to Catch-22, "Closing Time"?

No, no... As I live and

Ticia — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:27:34 +0000

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No, no... As I live and breathe ... LOL. And I wouldn't want to fight Ellen ever.

They are infants, we are mere youngsters!

Your favorite pacifist with Southern Belle inclinations,

Tish

Am I really that old?!?

Emma Zahn — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:23:26 +0000

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Am I really that old?!?

Maybe.

I've thought about changing my pseudonym to grumpyoldlady but don't really want to fight Ellen for it. :-)

Oh let me just jump in with

Ticia — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:19:48 +0000

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Oh let me just jump in with this, Miss Emma, for the infants among us:

Catch-22 paradox:

To get out of the army you have to prove that you are crazy, but if you can prove that you are crazy, you aren't really crazy, so you can't get out of the army.

Tish