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I never realized the Who's were tiny


I never read "Horton Hears A Who" prior to this obviously. *edit* To clarify: For those who read the book or watched the earlier versions of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, it was never mentioned. It was only ever said in Horton that Who people are microscopic.

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Regardless you didn't get the hint that the camera zoom into the snowflake indicates they are tiny? Besides I think they are 2 different Whovilles.

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Or that this movie opened with 'Inside a snowflake like the one on your sleeve there happened a story you must see to believe'

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I meant before even seeing the movie. I was familiar with the story before but don't recall that ever being mentioned. They didn't mention their size anywhere else other than the beginning of the film so yes I saw that. Even though this had always been a part the Dr. Suess world. My initial post was misleading

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The Whos in The Grinch are not the same as the ones in Dr. Seuss' other story Horton Hears A Who.

I have an unbelievably long ignore list.

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Hi, I know they're not the same ones, but in the Dr. Suess world the Who people were always small. Horton Hears A Who however is the only story I know of that ever mentioned it. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas I don't recall ever beginning on a snowflake and that was something of Ron Howard decided to add in, which is kind of cool. If it was mentioned in the original, I forgot.

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It seems the dust speck that didn't get boiled became the seed for a snowflake.

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:) hmmm I think you're right haha

That kangeroo was twisted. She had the beezle nut oil and everything damn lol

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