The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

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The forum discussion centers around the creation and recognition of pangrams, specifically the famous phrase "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Participants share various pangrams, including "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs" and "Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox," highlighting their uniqueness and brevity. The conversation also touches on the cultural references of certain phrases and terms, such as "Muffin the Mule," an old children's TV program. Overall, the discussion showcases the playful nature of language and the creativity involved in crafting sentences that utilize every letter of the alphabet.

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The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

know any?
 
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wolram said:
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

know any?
I knew one quick brown fox once, but she was too quick and got away. All dogs are lazy, so yes to that one.
 
Danger said:
I knew one quick brown fox once, but she was too quick and got away. All dogs are lazy, so yes to that one.

No you great hairy muffin, sentences that use all letters in alphabet.
 
wolram said:
No you great hairy muffin,
:smile: :smile: :smile:
 
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs
 
Jackdaws love my big sphynx of quartz.
 
What the heck is a 'jackdaw'?
 
hypatia said:
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

I like this one.
:biggrin: :biggrin:
 
brewnog said:
Jackdaws love my big sphynx of quartz.

Whatch out where them crows peck.
 
  • #10
FredGarvin said:
What the heck is a 'jackdaw'?

An English bird - a member of the Crow family.


http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/jackdaw_tcm3-21010.jpg

I love the call they make.
 
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  • #11
MIH has the zoloft thing as an avatar
 
  • #12
yomamma said:
MIH has the zoloft thing as an avatar
That's where I recognized that from! It's cute though. :-p
 
  • #13
yomamma said:
MIH has the zoloft thing as an avatar
I thought it might put me in a better mood.
 
  • #14
Math Is Hard said:
I thought it might put me in a better mood.
I thought you were already taking the pill :confused:
 
  • #15
yomamma said:
I thought you were already taking the pill :confused:
Nope, not me. I never take pills. Not even vitamins.
 
  • #16
French pangram: Portez ce whisky au vieux juge blond qui fume.

(Go take this whisky to the old blond judge who is smoking.)
 
  • #17
As long as there's no requirement for it being short, I have this one that I just made up (I checked twice, I'm pretty sure I got all the letters). I think Danger might be able to relate to it. :biggrin:

Random zebras very happily juggle quarters while playing the xylophone for drunken Canadians.
 
  • #18
How about:

Moonbear and company were very excited to join the party after hearing about the quick and untimely loss of our beloved franzbear.
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Nope, not me. I never take pills. Not even vitamins.
what about the little greens ones. you know the illegal ones :wink:
 
  • #20
yomamma said:
what about the little greens ones. you know the illegal ones :wink:
Green ones? What are those? Chicklets gum?
 
  • #21
yes, chicklets gum...

illegal drugs![/color]
 
  • #22
wolram said:
No you great hairy muffin, sentences that use all letters in alphabet.
Muffin?

If a bakery product, at least a crumpet! (That's the male form of 'strumpet', right? :rolleyes: )
 
  • #23
Danger said:
(That's the male form of 'strumpet', right? :rolleyes: )
then what's a trumpet?!
 
  • #24
yomamma said:
then what's a trumpet?!
Hermaphrodite.
 
  • #25
I thought the term was 'hamorphadite'
 
  • #26
Danger said:
Muffin?

If a bakery product, at least a crumpet! (That's the male form of 'strumpet', right? :rolleyes: )

No, its from Muffin the mule, silly ass. :biggrin:
 
  • #27
Moonbear said:
As long as there's no requirement for it being short, I have this one that I just made up (I checked twice, I'm pretty sure I got all the letters). I think Danger might be able to relate to it. :biggrin:

Random zebras very happily juggle quarters while playing the xylophone for drunken Canadians.

Hmmm, must worth a gold star, for originality :biggrin:
 
  • #28
Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox <<<<< the shortest pangram known by the oxford dictionary
 
  • #29
*Kia* said:
Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox <<<<< the shortest pangram known by the oxford dictionary
Everyone knows that if you, jump a whangy velt, you are libel to get bricks
thrown at you. :biggrin:
 
  • #30
wolram said:
No, its from Muffin the mule, silly ass. :biggrin:
What the hell is 'Muffin the mule'? We occassionaly encounter 'mule muffins' in the pastures around here, but I've never heard the words used in reverse order.

*Kia* said:
Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox <<<<< the shortest pangram known by the oxford dictionary
Maybe if I hadn't been so persistent in trying to whang that quick brown fox, she wouldn't have run off.
 

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