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Mumbles is a free download for Linux systems only, and mostly for Ubuntu 9.04, which is the only platform officially tested.
Mumbles Brings (More) Growl-Like Notifications To Linux | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Seventy-five-hundred-thousand dollars for emergency response services, a cool three-quarters of a million bucks, according to May-yah Mumbles aka The Honorable T.
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He belied an appearance of frailty with a full-blown and fully enjoyed rendition of his classic song "Mumbles," which involves a lot of scatting in what sounds almost like conversation, but without actual words.
Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocalist Competition 2010 at Kennedy Center Anne Midgette 2010
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But the three challengers lack the name recognition of the ubiquitous Menino, and it's believed the longtime mayor - affectionately nicknamed "Mumbles" because of his thick Boston accent - still holds the clear advantage.
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I never understood the vitriolic hatred fanboys had for the Daredevil movie and the irrational loathing of Ben "Mumbles" Affleck.
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Mayor "Mumbles" Menino and the newly minted Governor, Deval Patrick, should be asking their public safety subordinates some tough questions about how an uncritical examination of what were obviously Lite-Brite boards resulted in closing down the Hub of the Universe.
"It is outrageous, in a post 9/11 world, that a company would use this type of marketing scheme." Ann Althouse 2007
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Michael "Mumbles" Sarver and Allison Iraheta were in the bottom three with her.
Collin Kelley: Modern Confessional Collin Kelley 2009
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Menino, by contrast, exudes a sort of anti-charisma -- even in his dapper suits, he appears lumpy -- and has been saddled with the nickname "Mumbles," owing to his infamously poor locution ( "dropping not just r's, but also t's, as if introducing an advanced strain of the Boston accent into the city," as Boston Magazine's Joe Keohane expertly described it).
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He was said to be a quiet and shy man, who was also nicknamed "Mumbles" and "Shakey".
Expecting Rain 2009
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Jeff has been a jazz fan since he was in the single digits and saw a couple of puppets lip-syncing to Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry's "Mumbles" on The Soupy Sales Show.
Articles - JazzTimes 2009
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