10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUMBLY»
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mumbly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mumbly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
When Bagel the dog loses his lucky hat, his friend Becky listens to him recount an outlandish tale of how he spent his day, including interplanetary space travel and a travelling robot.
“Well c'm'ere, Queenie.” Short felt sorry for the kid. For all her up to the minute
cool clothes and ballet lessons, she didn't look very happy. “Your grandfather
ever teach you how to play mumbly peg?” “No.” “He musta been leavin' it for me
to do.
NOTHER GREAT GAME we played was called Mumbly-peg. This was back when
boys could bring their pocket knives to school, and guess what? No one got
stabbed—well, not on purpose anyway. Oh, I forgot. You want to know how to
play ...
4
Mumbly-Peg: A Manual of Fun Between the Big Wars
The author invites you to hike up your knickers, sleeve wipe your nose and trot along with Bud Pugh and his "Depression Era" street urchins. You might spin tops, play Indian Ball, smoke corn silk, or swipe a melon from a street huckster.
5
Healthful Sports for Boys: the American Boy's Ultimate Guide ...
CHAPTER XVIII A HINT AT SOME WELL-KNOWN GAMES, INCLUDING HOP-
SCOTCH During a good deal of world-traveling I cannot recall ever having seen
a game of Mumbly Peg played outside of the United States and Canada.
Alfred Rochefort Calhoun, Alfred Rochefort,
2007
6
The Outdoor Handy Book: For Playground, Field, and Forest
The sporty sequel to the bestselling The American Boy's Handy Book.
Daniel Carter Beard,
2008
Washed and dressed in their company clothes, they went outdoors and sat under
the umbrella tree playing mumbly- peg, hurriedly concealing the knife when their
mother came to the door to call some warning about their clean clothes or ...
8
A Balcony in Nepal: Glimpses of a Himalayan Village
high through various tribulations that set my teeth on edge. “Oh, sure,” she said. “I
get what Dwyer calls the mumbly-grumblies.” This morning I see the mumbly-
grumblies in action. Not that I can blame my friend. She had quite a night last
night, ...
9
The End of Whales: A Return to Youth and Lost Imagination
We continued this pact for life and stuck to it in a sort of mumbly peg ritual we
held each year out in the yard or in the barn. Mumbly peg was a knife game we
played pointing a pocket blade down on each fingertip, flicking it off that finger
and ...
There was another game though that he could and did play with his pocketknife
called, “mumbly peg”. In later years when morality and any sense of personal
responsibility and integrity were no longer considered to be important
characteristics ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUMBLY»
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mumbly is used in the context of the following news items.
Jake Gyllenhaal swings and misses in boxing drama 'Southpaw'
... clearly bulked up for his role as Billy, his performance is mumbly and sluggish, without the depth to sell Billy's extreme emotional fluctuations. «Las Vegas Weekly, Jul 15»
Eisenberg and Stewart are stoned and deadly in new 'American …
Her last gag in this, with the taser, is hilarious to me precisely because of her slightly hazy mumbly thing, a nice complement to Eisenberg's ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
True Detective recap: 66 days later
Your mileage may vary, but as someone who feels like these characters are still mumbly, two-dimensional ciphers who sound way, way too ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
360 First Spins: Pitbull, Jason Isbell, Future,...
DSS: The stumbly, mumbly, NSFW soundtrack for your next Percoset-laced trip to the strip club. EW: Well, he's certainly got a Southern flow. «austin360, Jul 15»
King of the Gypsies
Roberts is a little mumbly here in spots but he's well cast. He looks the part, he's got an interesting screen presence and while he'd go on to ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»
Feeling the Pain and Sweat of the Ring in 'Southpaw'
It tracks the auspiciously named Billy Hope, a fierce, fading fighter played by a ripped and mumbly Jake Gyllenhaal, as he faces cocky upstarts ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Legendary Pop Rock Icon Brian Wilson Closes US Tour with …
He was a bit mumbly, adjusting his red sunglasses and signature top hat awhile before finally launching into “Inner City Blues” from Cold Fact. «SMI, Jul 15»
Even Woody Allen is bored by 'Irrational Man'
Phoenix is mumbly and shambling as ever, in his own world, and surely the most distinctive thespian to headline a Woody Allen movie since ... «Metro.us, Jul 15»
The Trump Balloon
Kristol's goal is to avoid the nomination of a mumbly centrist who refuses to attack head on the Obama legacy and, presumably, Hillary Clinton. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl': Great film, bad title
“Dying Girls” are all you remember from that self-indulgently long, mumbly string of a title. “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” surpasses the curse ... «The Michigan Daily, Jul 15»