Dead Giveaway - Randall Garrett

Dead Giveaway (short story) by Randall Garrett
Logic's a wonderful thing; by logical analysis, one can determine the necessary reason for the existence of a dead city of a very high order on an utterly useless planet. Obviously a shipping transfer point! Of course...
Published August 1959 ~ Astounding Science Fiction

[@008fiona]

thank you

[@michaelledford4751]

The narrator is EB from Green Acres .

[@chadpittman3025]

Very nice narration ,the accent is very cool

[@Dorian_sapiens]

I suppose it's safe to say Randall Garrett was a product of his times.

[@mygaffer]

You are a product of yours and you will also be judged by future generations and be found wanting. But there is nothing wrong with this story.

[@bryine.willis8683]

- no grub

[@Chezbo]

Dixie Cryptid is that you?

[@nayrb11111]

30:00

[@chooseadventure6810]

Disappointingly racist in attitude. I know many of these old stories will be, but possibly they should be consigned to history.

[@Saungi]

I'll admit I wasn't paying 100% attention to the story as I was mainly using it for background noise but I must have missed the part that was racist. Were you just assuming the narrator was racist because he dared speak with a southern accent? That's quite hypocritical don't you think? To assume certain ideas about a person or group of persons based off their accent and the location in which they grew up...hmmmm...that sounds a bit prejudice. Please try to get to know people first before you label them incorrectly.

[@jeaniecassel3188]

Consigned to history ? Why should I be robbed of a possible good story just because you chose to have offense at something someone wrote . Do you realize you are trying to eliminate free speech . Trying to create a dictatorship .

[@GrumblingGrognard]

@@jeaniecassel3188 ....PLEASE!!! While I (generally) agree with your sentiment your "logic" is in serious need of review. Calling something racist or offensive is NOT limiting speech. Limiting speech does not necessarily equate to a dictatorship either.

[@mygaffer]

You want to memory hole stuff? That's the stupidest thing I've read today.

[@brucezar2202]

Talk much?

[@RightNowMan]

Twenty

[@rubenjames7345]

Decent enough story, but hampered by weak narration. Hard to take an Alpha Centari story seriously when everyone sounds like they're on a cotton plantation.

[@shanepowers7566]

You got you a problem with us here, country folks!

[@Saungi]

You do realize that the South is more than just a bunch of cotton farms, correct? If your prejudice stops you from enjoying the story then don't listen. It's not the narration that's weak.

[@mygaffer]

Why shouldn't they have a southern accent?