Comments on: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog http://larissameek.com/2009/07/29/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog/ Artist + Web Geek Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:32:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Daniel Djorgimajkoski http://larissameek.com/2009/07/29/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Daniel Djorgimajkoski Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:50:50 +0000 http://www.larissameek.com/?p=1327#comment-1691 Great post! – Funny and informative, nice combination. :-) Great post! – Funny and informative, nice combination. :-)

]]> By: cody http://larissameek.com/2009/07/29/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 cody Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:35:58 +0000 http://www.larissameek.com/?p=1327#comment-1692 the guys are speaking dutch in this movie :). they say "look look look he's going under it... look look he's sitting on top, how cute" video was probably taken somewhere in the netherlands :) thnx for sharing the guys are speaking dutch in this movie :) .

they say

“look look look
he’s going under it…

look look he’s sitting on top, how cute”

video was probably taken somewhere in the netherlands :) thnx for sharing

]]> By: larissa http://larissameek.com/2009/07/29/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1688 larissa Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:45:10 +0000 http://www.larissameek.com/?p=1327#comment-1688 It was known in the late 19th century, and used in Baden-Powel's book Scouting for Boys (1908) as a practice sentence for signalling. In later years, the phrase was popularized by Western Union and the Phone Company to test Telex/TWX data communication equipment for accuracy and reliability. It was often used for testing the teletype services (a procedure known as "foxing") when these machines were still used. Source: Wikipedia Cool! It was known in the late 19th century, and used in Baden-Powel’s book Scouting for Boys (1908) as a practice sentence for signalling. In later years, the phrase was popularized by Western Union and the Phone Company to test Telex/TWX data communication equipment for accuracy and reliability.

It was often used for testing the teletype services (a procedure known as “foxing”) when these machines were still used.

Source: Wikipedia

Cool!

]]> By: Dinu Dominic Manns http://larissameek.com/2009/07/29/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1687 Dinu Dominic Manns Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:29:32 +0000 http://www.larissameek.com/?p=1327#comment-1687 Amazing! So this phrase isn't fictional anymore. Thanks for the proof! Will always remember this video, when browsing fonts... Amazing! So this phrase isn’t fictional anymore. Thanks for the proof! Will always remember this video, when browsing fonts…

]]> By: Jacob Harvey http://larissameek.com/2009/07/29/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 Jacob Harvey Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:07:50 +0000 http://www.larissameek.com/?p=1327#comment-1686 Holy moly, yes! Holy moly, yes!

]]> By: Ron http://larissameek.com/2009/07/29/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Ron Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:13:04 +0000 http://www.larissameek.com/?p=1327#comment-1690 Besides loving the video, you brought back memories of my very first job. At 10, I worked for a man who's business replaced the worn rubber rollers on Underwood typewriters and he had me type this very same sentence to test them. Besides loving the video, you brought back memories of my very first job. At 10, I worked for a man who’s business replaced the worn rubber rollers on Underwood typewriters and he had me type this very same sentence to test them.

]]> By: Zim http://larissameek.com/2009/07/29/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 Zim Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:12:37 +0000 http://www.larissameek.com/?p=1327#comment-1689 Haha! Great! Haha! Great!

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