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Non-Commercial User Constituency <[log in to unmask]>
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It means a double-bind or no-win situation.  (It derives from the novel
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, which defined the term.)

See:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22#Concept

Dan



>            Milton L Mueller wrote:                        Thanks so much,
> Kathy! Does anyone object to putting in these comments on
> behalf of NCUC?     Thanks, Kathy, I fully support the intent,
> but I have one small reservation on the text: I do not
> understand "catch22" and I would appreciate to replace it with
> simple, generally understandable language - understandable also
> by those who are weak in the English language.
>
>  Norbert
>
>                         From: Non-Commercial User Constituency
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>    Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:31 PM
>    To: [log in to unmask]
>    Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Draft comments to support .TEL's Whois proposal
> - due 6/28            [snip]
>
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