Memorable Quotes from Norman Fell
5 quotesOffice Protocol in Catch-22
Maj. Major Major Major
Sergeant, from now on, I don't want anyone to come in and see me while I'm in my office. Is that clear?
First Sgt. Towser
Yes, sir. What do I say to people who want to come in and see you while you're in your office?
Maj. Major Major Major
Tell them I'm in and ask them to wait.
First Sgt. Towser
For how long?
Maj. Major Major Major
Until I've left.
First Sgt. Towser
And then what do I do with them?
Maj. Major Major Major
I don't care.
First Sgt. Towser
May I send people in to see you after you've left?
Maj. Major Major Major
Yes.
First Sgt. Towser
You won't be here then, will you?
Maj. Major Major Major
No.
First Sgt. Towser
Yes, sir. When should I come in your office and ask if there's anything I can do for you?
Maj. Major Major Major
When I'm not there.
First Sgt. Towser
What do I do then?
Maj. Major Major Major
Whatever has to be done.
First Sgt. Towser
Yes, sir.
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Journalistic Standards and Vocabulary Expectations
Jack Harrison
Look, didn't you hire me to raise the journalistic level of this paper?
Mac Turner
Wrong! I hired you to raise the vocabulary level of this paper. I want to keep the journalistic level very low. Why do you think I teamed you up with him?
[points to Gil]
Gil Turner
Hey, I'm a team player.
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Discussion of a Book and Its Author
Edmund Drewitch
Seems like all he ever did was go to school. He's had no sea duty. Says here he wrote a book.
[reading a brief on Kennedy]
Leon Drawdy
Sounds like he oughta be in charge of a library.
Charles Bucky Harris
What's the name of the book?
Edmund Drewitch
Why England Slept.
Charles Bucky Harris
Got any pictures in it?
[around a cigar stub]
Edmund Drewitch
Pigeons?
Charles Bucky Harris
Pictures, idiot!
Edmund Drewitch
He's lookin for pictures and I'm an idiot.
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Family Ties and Workplace Challenges
Gil Turner
You can't fire me, I'm your son.
Mac Turner
Prove it!
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The Value of Sensationalism in Transylvania
Mac Turner
Crap? I like crap. I love crap. I need crap. Crap is what sells newspapers. Look around you. Crap, crap, crap. Crap, crap, crap, crap.
The Mayor
This is Transylvania. Don't you want to ask us about ]? How about the ]? I got ] in the next room. How about ]?
[[Dracula; [Creature from the Black Lagoon; [Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla; [The Blob]
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