Verbal and black text announcements on OS X

Something happened yesterday that I've never EVER seen before.  I now have a verbal (from computer) and text announcement, or "play-by-play" of EVERYTHING that happens on  my MacBook Pro.  For example, currently, there is a little black box, with white text that is announcing "Your are currently on a frame.  To enter the web area, press Control-Option-Shift-Down Arrow."  If my cursor is hovering over an action, the **** computer tells me about it.  I have never seen this before, and I don't know how to turn it off.  I've looked everywhere in preferences.  Anyone have a clue?
Thanks.
Regrards,
Mike John
MacBook Pro OS X 10.8.4

That's VoiceOver. To turn it off, press Command and F5 keys. You can also disable it in System Preferences > Accessibility > VoiceOver

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