- A Shmoo Who??? -

                            

 "What the heck is a Shmoo?"   

The Flintstones with Shmoo

I've been asked this question so many times over the last 27 years... and much more frequently since we now have the word Shmoo on our license plate and in our email address.  A handful of people remember the Shmoo from the Flintstones (that's where I know the Shmoo from and from where I later introduced it to Hubby) but most people have no idea what it is or why Hubby and I refer to each other as Shmoo. 



So, if you're one of those enquiring minds, here's a brief explanation: 

A Shmoo, is a cartoon creature, created by the cartoonist Al Capp (Alfred Gerald Caplin). The Shmoo first appeared in September 1948, when Al Capp decided to solve the problems of mankind by introducing the Shmoo. The Shmoo was an ever-changing, blob-like shape (sounds like us!  LOL), with toeless legs, and no arms.   Shmoo was a tiny animal who only did good.  The Shmoo would adapt himself, change himself into whatever you needed it to be in order to help and make you happy.
 

Al Capp used the Shmoo to show us that earth will give us everything we want, just as the Shmoo does, if only we did not abuse all of its resources.   If only, in our passion and hatred and intolerance, we do not tear it apart, the shmoo would live on forever. So basically, love your Shmoo and he/she will always love you back... treat it with respect and compassion and he/she will bring everything good to you always.

Hubby and I, being the big sucks that we are, liked the idea of being each others Shmoo, respecting each other is the absolute most important for us and so the endearment stuck and eventually over the years, we became 3 Shmoo's and finally 4 Shmoos. :)

So there you have it... Your new knowledge for the day.  :D

Oh Yum!  I discovered there's a Shmoo Milkshake on the market!  :D