The word Catch-22 was coined from the
Joeseph Heller novel "Catch-22", a humorous satire about WWII
pilots. Catch-22 is used when pilots try to get out of bombing duty. It is military law that anyone insane is allowed to be ejected from the army on honorary-leave. However, if
the pilot asks to be ejected because he is insane, that shows personal concern for his own safety, and thusly he must not be insane, and
connot leave. This ensured that all pilots could not get out of the military on charges of insanity. There are no other catches, just Catch-22.
Today, Cath-22 generally refers to:
1. A situation which will deal negative results no matter what choice is made.
2. The WWII book which deals with this catch and carries the same title.
3. The rock band