“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”
a phrase that contains ALL the letters of the alphabet
lazy dog (The Hound)...
...dreaming of the quick brown fox
earliest known reference...
March 14, 1885 in a journal for teachers
to use for writing practices
technicians during the 20th century tested typewriters with
the fox phrase calling the process foxing
now it’s used to display font samples and
to test computer keyboards
in Microsoft Word programs there is a code to see
the quick brown fox phrase
try typing =rand.old() into Word then hit enter…
for Mac 2011 type =rand() then hit enter...
did you see the quick brown fox phrase
successfully foxing across your screen?
it's just embroidery, have fun with it!
15 comments:
i never knew that about that phrase...and i LOVED it..
what a very beautiful dog...
happy to stop by today...
kary and teddy
xx
Foxy! Love the Foxes on the F, Genius!
Hi Cathy, thanks so much for visiting me and leaving a comment! I have never seen your blog before and found it quite fascinating and witty! Love your photography and your embroidery is beautiful. I have a sewing machine that sits idle as I get too impatient with it. You do very beautiful designs! Thanks again for the visit. Blessings, Pamela
Fun info. I think this monogram may be one of my favorites, though it's difficult to pick a favorite of your work. ~ Sarah
Love these designs, Cathy! The monogram looks fantastic. God, I remember that phrase from taking secretarial classes in high school!
Took me right back to high school typing class :)
That lazy dog is beautiful!
I had no idea! I just hope I don't have a quick fox around my chicken coop! Love your design.
I remember that one from that little old typing course I did many moons ago.
Thanks for joining in my giveaway and good luck. Thanks for the French offer too!!!
Utterly gorgeous doggy and embroidery.
Oh the embroidered "L" is quite foxy to me. :)
Thank you so much for your kind words regarding my mustard curtains and evil chair. :)
oh my gosh, that's so cool! It worked!
Beautiful design too. : )
I never knew that! Love the design!
I never knew that!!!!! Love that little history lesson. And about to try the rand thing!
You've outfoxed us all!!! :)
xoxo Elizabeth
Another fascinating tidbit and beautiful monogram!! Love Elizabeth's last comment!!
Jaw dropping....LOVE it!
LuLu~*xoxo
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