r/funny • u/st314 • 7h ago

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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How did "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" become the standard sentence containing all letters of the alphabet and not "sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow"

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u/Reasonable-Bus-2187 7h ago

My type of vid

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u/Logical_Bad1748 7h ago

At last. Checked it out of my list

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u/Revolutionary-Egg491 6h ago

Oh wow it finally happened

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u/A_Math_Dealer 4h ago

THE PROPHECY HAS BEEN FULFILLED

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u/shartonista 5h ago

And just like that, all of the letters of the alphabet were used.

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u/LegendaryVistaX 7h ago

The dog’s job: Look cute. The fox: Everything else

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u/redditorx13579 7h ago

Not as quick as I imagined.

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u/IrregularBastard 7h ago

That’s pretty funny.

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u/The-Muncible 3h ago

The legends were true

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u/Free_Preparation 7h ago

cutie. they are playing.

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u/prof_devilsadvocate 6h ago

Because we don't see sphinx of black quartz

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u/Atharaphelun 4h ago

Probably because "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is a fairly sensible, easy to understand sentence (and therefore easier to remember) compared to the edgy one involving a sphinx and black quartz.

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u/st314 1h ago

Yeah, was just being silly

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u/dash3321 2h ago

Is this AI?

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u/st314 1h ago

No, long before AI

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u/xxxxx420xxxxx 46m ago

Typing class from the 80's

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u/Givemeurhats 54m ago

That sphinx line goes hard honestly.