He did himself few favors?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="favors">favors</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="target">target</span> (<span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span>).</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disservice">disservice</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> (<span word="making">making</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>), <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="do">do</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>”.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="help">help</span>. “<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>, <span word="please">please</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="light">light</span>.” <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lend">lend</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="along">along</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="FAVORable">FAVORable</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p><span word="Doing">Doing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>-<span word="currying">currying</span> <span word="anecdotes">anecdotes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Heller">Heller</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="Catch">Catch</span> 22, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Yossarian">Yossarian</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="missions">missions</span>, <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Doc">Doc</span> <span word="Daneeca">Daneeca</span>:</p><p><span word="Yossarian">Yossarian</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="McWatt">McWatt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="Doc">Doc</span> <span word="Daneeka">Daneeka</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="log">log</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>.</p>
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