Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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***************Employee Meeting, Bali Hai Club, Perth, Jan 17, 1943(c)************** Man in fine linen slacks:....Right, so next Wednesday we push off for Darwin..train to Townsville, then a drive to Normanton, then a boat. Travel expenses on me and the Jap subs have moved off to the North..as I am told <he winks at Yossarian>. Darwin is a nice town. Lots of Marines. They drink a lot and tip well. I have already made the appropriate liason with the Shore Patrol. Idi, I think you will be fine, Darwin is actually owned by the US now. Any questions? Ok...that's all I got. Let's knock 'em dead tonight. <the group begins to disperse> Wait, Yossarian, you crazy SOB, help me tape up this shipment. <they begin to work on some boxes> Hirsute man: <takes out a book of which there are hundreds of copies> "What Do the Norse Gods Mean to You; A Beginner's Guide" by Thor Heyerdahl. "Thor", you gotta be kidding? Who buys this crap? Man in fine linen slacks: You would be surprised Yossarian, you culturally insular clod. <he pastes a large shipping label on one of the boxes. It reads "Amazon Booksellers, a Division of M&M Enterprises"> Hirsute man: Say, Milo, I need your advice. Man in fine linen slacks: Fire away, amigo. Hirsute man: Well, it's my pops. He won't return my letters. Man in fine linen slacks: He thinks your dead, you crazy SOB. Hirsute man: Yes, but I'm not dead. Man in fine linen slacks: Ergo this conversation. You know, there are certain fringe benefits to be being dead. The Army can't throw you in Leavenworth. It would be double jeopardy. Hey, why do't you just go back and see him. You can't be AWOL, you are dead. I'll give you a sabatical. Hirsute man: Yeah, I thought about that, but it's his ticker. I'm afraid it will kill him. Man in fine linen slacks: Yossarian, what did you say the family priest's name was? In Gilroy, I mean. Hirsute man: Kerkorian, Father Kerkorian, why? Man in fine linen slacks: I have an idea.
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