2009-10-22
Original: 2009-10-22 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
An older man (Professor Henderson) sitting at a cafe table across from a younger man with reddish hair. Other patrons are visible in the background.
Professor Henderson: "THE BOOK GOES ON SO LONG NOBODY FINISHES IT, BUT SINCE NOBODY FINISHES IT, NOBODY CAN CLAIM IT GOES ON SO LONG."
Caption: Professor Henderson explains the idea of "Catch-22."
Votey:
A close-up scuffle: the professor grabs the younger man by the collar/shaking him.
Younger man: "NO, JOSEPH HELLER, NO!"
Professor (Joseph Heller): "YES! YOU NEED MORE DRY WIT!"
An older man (Professor Henderson) sitting at a cafe table across from a younger man with reddish hair. Other patrons are visible in the background.
Professor Henderson: "THE BOOK GOES ON SO LONG NOBODY FINISHES IT, BUT SINCE NOBODY FINISHES IT, NOBODY CAN CLAIM IT GOES ON SO LONG."
Caption: Professor Henderson explains the idea of "Catch-22."
Votey:
A close-up scuffle: the professor grabs the younger man by the collar/shaking him.
Younger man: "NO, JOSEPH HELLER, NO!"
Professor (Joseph Heller): "YES! YOU NEED MORE DRY WIT!"
Alt text
A man labeled Professor Henderson sits at a cafe table across from a younger red-haired man, other patrons behind them. He says: "The book goes on so long nobody finishes it, but since nobody finishes it, nobody can claim it goes on so long." Caption: Professor Henderson explains the idea of "Catch-22." Votey: a close-up of the professor (revealed to be author Joseph Heller) grabbing the younger man by the collar and shaking him. The young man cries "No, Joseph Heller, no!" and Heller insists "Yes! You need more dry wit!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.