[identity profile] gummitch.livejournal.com 2005-06-29 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
'calling a rabbit a smeerp'

According to The Turkey City Lexicon (http://www.sfwa.org/writing/turkeycity.html), it was James Blish.

[identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com 2005-06-29 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
Thought it might be, but many sources suggest Damon Knight ... Anyway, it's a Crime!