Re: looking for a short story

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Could it be "And then there were none" by Eric Frank Russell? That's the
story where the retort MYOB (mind your own business) is used as a form of
civil disobedience.

Monica McAbee
Selection Librarian, Adult Services
Materials Management
Prince George's County Memorial Library System
9601 Capital Lane
Largo, MD 20774
301-699-3500, ext. 6118
[email protected]
www.pgcmls.info

On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Sandra J. Kisner <[email protected]> wrote:

> A reader on another list I'm on (any AWAD readers here?) mentioned a stor=
y
> related to one of the week's words, but cannot remember anything about it
> (author, title, where and when published):
>
> Human space travelers landed on a planet where everything ran smoothly an=
d
> there was no contention, strife, or crime, let alone warfare. Amazed, our
> narrator asked the natives how they had done it. Turns out that there wer=
e
> only two laws on the whole planet: =E2=80=9CDon=E2=80=99t give offense=E2=
=80=9D and =E2=80=9CDon=E2=80=99t take
> offense too easily.=E2=80=9D
>
> Does anyone recognize it?
>
> Sandra
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Could it be &quot;And then there were none&quot; by Eric F=
rank Russell? That&#39;s the story where the retort MYOB (mind your own bus=
iness) is used as a form of civil disobedience.<br></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartma=
il=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Monica McAbee<br></div>Selection Lib=
rarian, Adult Services<br></div>Materials Management<br></div>Prince George=
&#39;s County Memorial Library System<br></div>9601 Capital Lane<br></div>L=
argo, MD 20774<br></div><div>301-699-3500, ext. 6118<br></div><div><a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">monica.mcabee@pgcml=
s.info</a><br></div><a href=3D"http://www.pgcmls.info" target=3D"_blank">ww=
w.pgcmls.info</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Sandra J. K=
isner <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_=
blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex">A reader on another list I&#39;m on (any AWAD readers here?) mentioned=
 a story related to one of the week&#39;s words, but cannot remember anythi=
ng about it (author, title, where and when published):<br>
<br>
Human space travelers landed on a planet where everything ran smoothly and =
there was no contention, strife, or crime, let alone warfare. Amazed, our n=
arrator asked the natives how they had done it. Turns out that there were o=
nly two laws on the whole planet: =E2=80=9CDon=E2=80=99t give offense=E2=80=
=9D and =E2=80=9CDon=E2=80=99t take offense too easily.=E2=80=9D<br>
<br>
Does anyone recognize it?<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Sandra<br>
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