"The quick brown fox jumps.........?

Question

What is unique about this sentence,
who created it, and for what purpose?

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

Answer 1

That sentence is known as a "Panagram" or "holoalphabetic sentence". Where all letter's of the alphabet are usedat least once. That sentence was created by Western Union to test Telex/TWX data communication equipment for accuracy and reliability. It is also used to see how certain font appears. For more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panagram

Here's a few more I found and there sites:
"Gazing at the ubiquitous testing kit, I grabbed my pump and was very grateful for my access to such jazzy technological fixtures."
"I would coax the cat to just come inside but she'd rather venture out and pounce the flock of squabbling, fuzzy bees."
http://sixuntilme.com/blog1/2006/06/the_...

How razorback-jumping frogs can level six piqued gymnasts!
Crazy Fredericka bought many very exquisite opal jewels.
Sixty zippers were quickly picked from the woven jute bag.
John Prady, give me a black walnut box of quite small size.
Six big devils from Japan quickly forgot how to waltz.
My girl wove six dozen plaid jackets before she quit.
Cozy lummox gives smart squid who asks for job pen.
Adjusting quiver and bow, Zompyc killed the fox.
My faxed joke won a pager in the cable TV quiz show.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
The jay, pig, fox, zebra and my wolves quack!
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
Few quips galvanized the mock jury box.
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.
The five boxing wizards jump quickly.
How quickly daft jumping zebras vex.
Two driven jocks help fax my big quiz.
Bright vixens jump; dozy fowl quack.
Quick wafting zephyrs vex bold Jim.
Quick zephyrs blow, vexing daft Jim.
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.
Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex.
Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/panagram...

Answer 2

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is a pangram that has been used to test typewriters and computer keyboards because it is coherent and short. It was often used for testing the teletype services when these machines were still used. In the age of computers, it is often used as a sample text in font selection contexts.

The phrase is frequently misquoted as "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog", which does not contain all the letters of the alphabet since it lacks the letter "s". For this reason, the word "slow" or "sleeping" is sometimes inserted into the phrase, or the word "dog" is made plural.

Answer 3

It's a metaphor for mexican thieves who can easily get pass fat lazy white policemen. I mean c'mon they could climb borders fast and stealthily. And that is the original idea that came up with the cartoon "Speedy Gonzales" Andale! Andale! The purpose of this sentence is to make illegal aliens from Mexico become US Citizens. So that they could just cut in line with those who have been waiting ages for. I like chalupas from Taco Bell.

Answer 4

It was actually created as a touch typing test piece by the Pitman School of Business, because it contains every letter of the aphabet.

Answer 5

It's probably the most overused sentence in the English language. It has been used for years in typing classes to help students learn to type and pick up speed.

Answer 6

It has all the letters of the alphabet and is mostly used in typing classes.

Answer 7

the sentence contains all the letters in the alphabet

Answer 8

It uses all the letters of the alphabet, it used to be used for testing teletypes

Answer 9

It uses every letter in the alphabet.

Answer 10

it contains all the letters of the english alphabet, it was invented by a typing teacher