I'd rather have peanut brittle crumbs on my face than flies in my eyes, Havermeyer retorted.
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In Joseph Heller's "Catch-22," the character Havermeyer expresses a humorous but pointed preference through a vivid metaphor. He suggests that he'd rather deal with the minor inconvenience of peanut brittle crumbs on his face than the much more bothersome possibility of flies buzzing around his eyes. This statement not only illustrates his disdain for flies but also highlights his willingness to tolerate small annoyances over larger problems.
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