In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Miguel A. Urech [MAU] wrote:'

MAU> What is a Catch-22? I'm asking seriously, because I don't know
MAU> what it means.

AFAIK, it's a term of military origin which basically means the same
as terms as:

Being between a rock and a hard place.

>From the frying pan into the fire.

Between the devil and the deep blue sea.

IOW's, if you do X, a bad thing happens. If you do not do X, a bad
thing happens anyway. So you're in a dilemna.

I just came across this page:

http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/catch22.html

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