ruptured duck, n.

[Paul Mackin]

On 9/19/2011 8:51 AM, Joe Allonby wrote:
> Or 22 sorties. The real catch 22.

And if you didn't want to fly you must NOT be insane so no  psycho 
discharge either.


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>
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Paul Mackin<mackin.paul at verizon.net>  wrote:
>> On 9/17/2011 2:19 PM, alice wellintown wrote:
>>> Right, as Slothrop's quest objectives multiply and divide, the
>>> ruptured duck is added to the list. It, like much else he is looking
>>> for or running towards, is like a needle in a haystack, in a land of e
>>> pluribus unum that doesn't feel like Kansas anymore. And, the ruptured
>>> duck and everythihng he is off to Oz to get, or get to, may be after
>>> him. "I'll get you my pretty Tyrone. And, your magic penis too.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jackson, I don't give a fuck.
>>>> Just give me my "ruptured duck."
>>>> Snap to, Slothrop.
>> Guess since Slothrop was mythic and all is wasn't incongruous for him to be
>> questing for his discharge papers eight month before the war was over.  The
>> rest of American service personnel had to wait until VJ Day to begin hoping
>> to get home.
>>
>> They had a thing called the  point system.  You got points for months
>> served,  medals earned including the purple heart, children under 18 and
>> such.
>>
>> It could be a long tedious process.
>>
>> P
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