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Date Posted: 09:21:30 06/02/08 Mon
Author: AnInstant
Author Host/IP: 75.48.21.3
Subject: Seems like a long time ago question

A famous poster on this board, long ago, related a story (short story) of a town that had locked up someone in a very cruel situation, allowing the town's folk to be perpetually happy and prosper.

Does anyone remember the title of the story and name of the town?

and I am glad to see some of the names posting I remember from years past

john

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[> Could be Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" -- Gachnar, 12:05:49 06/02/08 Mon [1] (216.186.63.176)

. . . except that the person was stoned to death, not imprisoned.


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[> [> p.s. -- Gachnar, 12:12:19 06/02/08 Mon [1] (216.186.63.176)

A lot of the New Yorker readers at the time thought it was a thinly-disguised Lexington, MA, but I don't believe the town was named in the story. The stoning was supposed to ensure a good harvest.


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[> Oops -- Gachnar, 13:21:56 06/02/08 Mon [1] (216.186.63.176)

Lexington, Mississippi


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[> I remember the post you were talking about -- RJA, 04:31:39 06/03/08 Tue [1] (81.144.162.98)

I'm fairly sure the one mentioned was by Ursula Le Guin: "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"

The name of the town being Omelas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Omelas

http://harelbarzilai.org/words/omelas.txt


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[> [> Thanks for the Great response and extra effort of the links -- AnInstant, 11:17:07 06/03/08 Tue [1] (75.48.7.164)

Hi there

RJA good to read from you, and you got it right exactly. I am happy to see you in ether, along with all the other posters thoughts and memories

john


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[> [> [> Not a problem -- RJA, 12:32:31 06/03/08 Tue [1] (81.144.162.98)

Good to see you in the ether too!


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