That is true.
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"It doesn't say people cannot walk to the Garden or run through the Garden. It means that people cannot conjugate on the Garden. You know, three or more people conjugatin' on the Boston Public — on the Public Garden over the next several weeks will be banned."
"You elected me three times. So you know. I am not a fancy talker. That's for sure."
Howie Carr, who has an advanced degree in Mumbonics, did a piece on Mumbles and Chwis Matthews back in January, 2010:
Yes—who cd forget conjugatin’ on the Boston Public.
& that perennial favorite, potta poddies [porta potties, for the uninitiated].
He’s always at his best when struggling to pronounce sports names: Gonk for Gronk & Hondo for Rondo.
& perhaps his all time best, the Jumbletron [Jumbotron].
I’ll just be so glad when he’s gone. He couldn’t fill the pot holes or get the streets plowed, but he also couldn’t lose an election. I guess Bostonians just loved the way ole Mumbles hated Chick fil a. I wish him a happy retirement, the sooner the better.