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Yossarian and the Bologna Diarrhea Epidemic from "Catch-22". Yossarian is responsible for a mysterious epidemic of diarrhea that delays the Bologna mission.

during the Bologna siege

Yossarian and the Bologna Diarrhea Epidemic

Yossarian is responsible for a mysterious epidemic of diarrhea that delays the Bologna mission. He had asked Corporal Snark to put laundry soap in the sweet potatoes, causing widespread illness. The epidemic is a act of sabotage that buys the men another day of life.