Catch and Catch 22
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>”; “<span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>”. <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="escape">escape</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="moth">moth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fluttering">fluttering</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bumps">bumps</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spider">spider</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="spider">spider</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>.” <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="coupons">coupons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>, 100-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="coupons">coupons</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="generous">generous</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> 1,000-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draw">draw</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="coupons">coupons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="purported">purported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, “<span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span>.</p><p>“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>?” <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>,” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Doc">Doc</span> <span word="Daneeka">Daneeka</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="Yossarian">Yossarian</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Catch">Catch</span> 22, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Yossarian">Yossarian</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Orr">Orr</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Orr">Orr</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="mad">mad</span>.</p>
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