They were kinda like the cow in the restaurant at the End of the Universe. There to serve at your pleasure. Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Tan" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:30 AM Subject: Re: How Many Tows Does it Take to Get Canceled by AAA? (Short)
> In a message dated 7/25/01 12:02:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > bpremack@WAVETECH.NET writes: > > << t is possible (probable?) that the Schmoo Award has been hidden in my > subconscious for 4 decades. After I got to thinking about it, which was > long after the Schmoo Award Concept hit the List, I vaguely recalled that Al > Capp's newspaper comic strip L'il Abner had some loveable creatures that > were called Schmoos. They resembled an overstuffed pillow (sort of like 3 > huge marshmellows), with a flexible body about 2' to 3' tall. Their > personality was in accord with their appearance, devoid of any > distinguishing characteristics, but blandly mellow. > Can anyone shed some light on my musings, or am I still trapped in the > Twilight Zone? >> > > The Twilight Zone called the List. In one of the episodes, they even ATE the > little guys. That was more than 35 years ago IIRC. > > BenT |
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