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Alexander Graham Bell thought the telephone should properly be answered by saying, "Hoy! Hoy!" -- an odd term from the Middle English that became the sailor's "ahoy!" and reflected Bell's sense that those speaking on early telephones were meeting like ships on a lonely and vast electronic sea. The world has now grown electronically dense, densest of all perhaps among the Japanese, who answer the phone with a crowded, tender, almost cuddling, quick- whispered mushi-mushi. The Russians say slushaiyu (I'm listening). The hipper Russians say allo. Italians say pronto (ready). The Chinese say wei, wei (with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Hoy! Hoy! Mushi-Mushi! Allo! | 1/29/1990 | See Source »

...breaststroke, no one had a prayer ofdenying Crimson senior Scott Hoy the gold. Hoy,competing in his final race at Blodgett, dashedthe field by finishing in 2:05.13, nearly fiveseconds faster than everyone else...

Author: By Hank Hudepohl, | Title: Army Thunders by Aquamen | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

...nucleus of Harvard freshmen divers offers ahopeful turn to the future in the midst of Hoy'simpressive farewell. Led by Matt Paulson'sone-meter win with 267.825 points and a victory inthe three-meter by Bob McDermott (277.20), theCrimson swept both events...

Author: By Hank Hudepohl, | Title: Army Thunders by Aquamen | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

Rounding out the strokes for the Crimson was perhaps the most pleasant surprise of the the evening in the 200 breaststroke. Australian Scott Hoy, returning from a two-year layoff, set a meet record, completing the race...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Aquamen Destroy Brown in Home Opener | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

...wanted to go out doing this thing right and boy is he doing it," Bernal said, referring to Hoy's expectations for his comeback season...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Aquamen Destroy Brown in Home Opener | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

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