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| − | ("my-ob") [[initialism|Initialese]] for "Mind Your Own Business". Used by the anarchic Gands in [[Eric Frank Russell]]'s "{{link | website= | + | ("my-ob") [[initialism|Initialese]] for "Mind Your Own Business". Used by the anarchic Gands in [[Eric Frank Russell]]'s "{{link | website=https://www.abelard.org/e-f-russell.php | text= ...And Then There Were None}}." Adopted generally in [[fandom]], especially by [[avoidism|avoidists]] (who named their projected [[APA]] MYOB) for a few years in the early 50s. |
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| − | {{ | + | Russell’s [[novelette]] first appeared in the [https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v47n04_1951-06_Gorgon776/page/n3/mode/1up June 1951] ''[[Astounding]].'' |
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Latest revision as of 05:33, 28 May 2023
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| ("my-ob") Initialese for "Mind Your Own Business". Used by the anarchic Gands in Eric Frank Russell's "...And Then There Were None." Adopted generally in fandom, especially by avoidists (who named their projected APA MYOB) for a few years in the early 50s. |
Russell’s novelette first appeared in the June 1951 Astounding.
| Fanspeak | 1951— |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
