Word: croaks
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...appeared in a single Warner Bros. cartoon, One Froggy Evening, back in 1955. He would burst into exuberant renditions of The Michigan Rag and I'm Just Wild About Harry for his delighted owner. But the minute anyone else showed up, all the frog could emit was a feeble croak, driving his owner from dreams of instant wealth to the brink of insanity. The cartoon is not exactly an uplifting parable for a company on the verge of a new venture, but this week the frog will be reincarnated as the on- air mascot for Warner's entry in what...
...Gene Duncan goes to unwind. It sits at the junction of two canals, where a stand of willows and pond-apple trees provides a bit of shade. When Duncan, a water- quality expert working for the local Indian tribe, cuts the engine of his airboat, he can hear bullfrogs croak from the water lilies and the tails of - Florida garfish slap the water with a noise like popcorn popping. A pair of white ibis watch warily as alligators -- half a dozen of them -- drift toward the boat, lured by a man-made gulping sound that Duncan calls an alligator distress...
...California, Ohio and New Jersey on June 2. He must also woo the 772 "super delegates" -- party and elected officials -- whose support he will need to secure the nomination. On doctor's orders, Clinton repaired to Arkansas at week's end to rest, his voice reduced to a croak. By the end of the New York campaign he was ) exhausted. So were the voters. (See related story on page...