The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
 
"All the letters in the alphabet are used," Mom explains
as she checks the printed results for clarity, spacing, and
alignment on each typewriter in the office supply section
of the Salvation Army Thrift Store before buying hers.
 
"It's called a pangram, however the word "THE" is used
twice. This sentence can be shortened by replacing one
of them with an A."
 
"Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
 
is an even shorter pangram", she smiles,
"however, not something an upstanding
church secretary like me would type."


From Old Mill Road.
Used here with permission.