Word: hoovey
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...acute hearing, detects cries from the clover speck. He can't see the little Whos, but he deduces, believes, knows that sentient creatures are in there; and his caring instinct tells him that they must be protected. He builds a rapport with the tiny planet's resident scientist, Dr. Hoovey, who is having just as much trouble convincing his villagers that there's a giant outside force, unseen but benevolent, that will determine their future...
...film's big narrative change is to turn Dr. Hoovey into the cheerful, desperately busy, increasingly addled Mayor of Who-ville (voiced by Carell). On top of his day job, the Mayor has 96 kids to whom he can devoted only 12 secs. each at breakfast time. After all those girls he had a son, JoJo, a silent, sulking lad in Goth attire. (In the original, and JoJo was unrelated to the main Whovian - just "a very small shirker" who performs a crucial role at the climax.) So the movie combines two kinds of parenting: literally, as the Mayor...
...first cut in the fall baseball squad was made yesterday afternoon. The following men are retained: Avery, Babson, Bennett, Berquist, Bird, Blair, Bolton, Boyle, W. F. Brown, Buffum, Clark, Clifford, Curtis, Desha, Foulkner, Flint, Frye, Gibson, Grossman, Hardy, Harvey, Hass, Hoogs, Hoovey, Hubbard, Knight, Lewis, Long, Magwood, Osborn, Perkins, Phillips, Randall, Reeves, Russell, Sager, Sibley, Shapiro, Stebbins, Watson, Wingate, Young...
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