That's why his name is Chris-to-fur

I knew I would forget one until after I hit "post." Here's a bonus Shmooieism.

Shmoo, feeling neighborly, welcomed himself onto the stoop of Clay, one of our neighbors who has dreadlocks and rarely wears a shirt. He sat down right beside Clay, sized him up (especially the forearms), and said "my daddy has fur."

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[Daddy Sherpa]

Another explanation from the mouths of babes... Some of my Bulgarian first-graders were trying to figure out my foreign name one day. Translation:

"His first name is Christo [Bulgarian variant of Chris], but what's his last name?"

"Why, I think it has to be 'Fur.' Christo Fur."