Mind your own business

Mind your own business, in German as: " Mind your own business " is a popular English idiom.

In his science fiction novel of 1962, "The Great Explosion", Eric Frank Russell " Mind Your Own Business " shortened to " MYOB " or " Myob! " From. Throughout the novel the word of the anarchic Gands ( derived from Gandhi ) used on the planet K22g as an expression of civil disobedience. early as 1951, published Russell parts of the novel in his short story " And then there where none", which was published in German, inter alia, under the title "Planet of disobedience ." This is " Meiob " as exclamation used, which is " My obligation / responsibility" attributed to. , it is possible that Russell is the inventor of this acronym. " Myob! " is now a phrase frequently used in the United States and a shortcut in the network jargon.

" Mind Your Own Business " is the title of a song by Hank Williams, which reached # 5 on the 1949 U.S. country music charts. Later, he was covered by Loretta Lynn.

M.Y.O.B. is also the title of a television series from National Broadcasting Company with Lauren Graham in 2000 and an album by the American singer Debbie Gibson in 2001.