The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

But after the quick brown fox jumped over, the lazy dog moved quickly. The lazy dog ran after the quick brown fox. The quick brown fox discovered that it was not as quick as it thought it might have been. The formerly lazy dog quickly closed the distance between it and the not-so-quick fox as the chase continued.

The quick brown fox ran past Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Turkey Lurkey, and even past his cousin, Sly Fox. The lazy dog, now panting profusely, continued to get closer and closer. The quick brown fox hopped on the alligator's head for a ride over the river. Still the lazy dog followed.

They continued over the hills and through the woods. The race went down the path and the quick brown fox took a shortcut that his half-brother suggested through the woods that led past grandma's house. The lazy dog fell behind a little while traversing the thick undergrowth of the woods.

On the other side of the forest, the quick brown fox ran through the brier patch. Brer rabbit waved as first the quick brown fox, then the lazy dog, sped through his brier path. The briers slowed the quick brown fox, but the lazy dog continued.

Past the brier patch, the quick brown fox ran up the hill. At the top of the hill was a well that had recently been abandoned by Jack and Jill. With nowhere else to go, the quick brown fox stopped and turned to face the lazy dog. He bared his teeth at the lazy dog, hoping that it would turn him away.

The lazy dog stopped, panting from the long chase. He paused to catch his breath, watching the quick brown fox the entire time. Finally, the lazy dog said, "Why did you jump over me?"

(Based on a suggestion by Nonny of Anonymoses for this week's Tarheel Tavern.)

Posted by: Ogre at 03:29 PM | Comments (8) | Add Comment
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1 And I thought this was just you practicing your typing skills until the last line.

Posted by: vw bug at August 06, 2005 05:25 PM (+hmVQ)

2 Success! I wonder if anyone else made it past the first 3 sentences...

Posted by: Ogre at August 06, 2005 05:30 PM (L0IGK)

3 Sorry Ogre, you get an F. It seems your fingers had a mind of their own and forgot that they were supposed to be memorizing how to type "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." Everyone wrote fun stuff this week! I feel badly that my post got so deep and serious!

Posted by: Erin Monahan at August 06, 2005 09:28 PM (0Ea9a)

4 But my "F" is for Fun, right?

Posted by: Ogre at August 06, 2005 11:40 PM (L0IGK)

5 [Wet blanket] The actual line from the typing exercise is: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Need to get the "s" in there. [/Wet blanket]

Posted by: Harvey at August 07, 2005 02:07 AM (ubhj8)

6 And once again someone picks up on the little semi-hidden nuances that I slip into my posts. Good catch! I NEVER thought anyone would see that one.

Posted by: Ogre at August 07, 2005 09:05 AM (L0IGK)

7 Ogre, shoot me an e-mail some time, I need to some help with a technical issue on my blog. Basically I have a FOUR THOUSAND PLUS word post, so I would DEFINATELY like to put in the "extended entry" tags, so that I don't have to bore everyone with it. Talk to you soon.

Posted by: Smoke Eater at August 07, 2005 12:25 PM (68YeG)

8 I'll send you the instructions in email Smoke Eater -- they're online at http://ogresview.blogspot.com/2005/04/blogger-extended-entry.html

Posted by: Ogre at August 07, 2005 05:49 PM (L0IGK)

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