- All of this comes to a grinding halt when the venerated Major ———- de Coverley returns from Rome. When the Major sees the ridiculously long lines of men in the mess hall signing oaths, pledging allegiance, and singing the anthem, he gets fed up.
- He approaches Colonel Snark and demands food with a gruff, “Gimme eat.” Nobody dares challenge him. Then he demands that everybody be given food immediately, and his orders are obeyed.
- The Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade crumbles out of existence.
From Catch-22
Tell me, great captain, how do the angels sleep when the devil leaves his porch light on? Tom Waites