[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2005-01-05 14:43 ------- > For the interested archive reader, consensus (3 to 1) is 'oo' long, as > in "boot". that way it rhymes with the classic "foo". Discussion to be > continued on the dev list as appropriate.
Actually, I was sending private email on this issue because I hadn't realized the seriousness of it :-) (gotta keep those blind developers in the loop!) Anyone who watched American cartoons in late seventies/early eighties knows that the proper pronounciation rhymes with "new". As in ""IT'S THE NEW SCHMOOOOOOO/THEEEE - INCREDIBLE NEW SCHMOO!" Try to say that with a short 'oo'! http://www.tvacres.com/spin_n.htm http://tv.cream.org/a-z/n/n2.htm Sadly, I was unable to locate an audio file of the theme song so you'll just have to take my word for it as someone who used to watch way too much tv :) As for the spelling, it's hard to argue with the original newspaper print comic strip: http://www.deniskitchen.com/thestore/bios_shmoo.html -Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
