The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Monday, May 12, 2025
Memes that made me laugh 261
Gathered from around the Internet over the past week. Click any image for a larger view.
The whole idea behind Klinger was that he was *trying to be discharged as crazy* (section 8).
There was a bit (although I may be MASH with Catch-22 here) where anyone who knew enough to attempt to be discharged via Section 8 was too sane to fall under it.
I think you're thinking about Catch 22. Here's the full quote: "There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that 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 didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle."
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Corporal Klinger was supposed to be an aberration, not an operations manual for 2020
The whole idea behind Klinger was that he was *trying to be discharged as crazy* (section 8).
There was a bit (although I may be MASH with Catch-22 here) where anyone who knew enough to attempt to be discharged via Section 8 was too sane to fall under it.
I think you're thinking about Catch 22. Here's the full quote: "There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that 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 didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle."
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