Please explain to me what a catch 22 is!!! I have no clue what it is, I just heard it from a friend and I would feel dumb if I asked cause I have NO clue what it means!!!
2006-12-24 07:50:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
it's a way of saying theres no right thing to to. Or if you do that then that will happen but if you don't that will happen.
like if you were on a clif with a hungry lion, if you jump you'll hurt yourself or die but if you don't the lion may eat you. Catch 22
2006-12-24 07:54:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to explain so I'll use the example from the book "Catch-22". A guy wants to get discharged from the army, the only way to be able to get that discharge is by being crazy, but wanting to get out of the war is a very sane request, so obviously he isn't crazy if he asks to be discharged. Can't think of a better way to expain it, hope this helps.
2006-12-24 15:55:39 · answer #2 · answered by xlx_evilcheeba_xlx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A catch 22 is when you do something because of something but what you do strengthens the reason you need to do it so that it forms a repitious pattern. It's better if I give an example:
People put on makeup to cover up pimples. But makeup causes pimples, so the more you wear makeup, the more pimples you get, then you have to keep wearing make up, then you get more pimples, and so on so forth.
2006-12-24 15:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by Lady of the Garden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The novel is named after this, which can be called none other than a catch 22. Imagine you are in the army, and want to get out. To do so, you have to apply for dismissal on the grounds that you're crazy. If you apply, it means you're sane because you want to get out. If you don't apply, you're crazy, but you stay because you're not applying. Get the idea? There's no way out.
2006-12-24 15:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by oasisfan_fatstrat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catch 22 is a situation where you are uanble to decide between the available options...
2006-12-24 15:54:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A novel by Joseph Heller. It also refers to any situation or predicament in which you have 2 or more options, but regardless of which one you choose, you're screwed.
2006-12-24 15:52:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
ok i have read the novel but other than dat i have NO CLUE either
2006-12-24 16:05:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋