In Catch-22 (1955), Joseph Heller put this bit of dialogue in the mouths of B-25 bombardier Yossarian and squadron physician Doc Daneeka:
"Sure there’s a catch," Doc Daneeka replied. "Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn’t really crazy."
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"That’s some catch, that Catch-22," he [Yossarian] observed.
"It’s the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
Barry Barnett