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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread 26-character pangram #82013 09/27/2002 9:57 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 21 Ontario RonDavis stranger RonDavis stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 21 Ontario Text of a message sent to Richard Lederer: Dear Richard, > If you can come up with a twenty-six letter pangram that makes easy sense > and does not resort to names, initials, or mutant words, please rush it to > me at richard.lederer@pobox.com. Fjord bank cwm glyphs vext quiz. You can check all the words, including the spelling "vext" and the use of the word "quiz" to mean "eccentric person" at http://www.m-w.com/ . As for making easy sense, in my own experience it has nearly happened. - I have for many years tried to acquire the reputation of an eccentric genius. My friends tell me that I have achieved 50% success. - I have often been annoyed by marks carved into stone. - I have seen the banks of several fjords. It's only a matter of time. Regards, Ron Davis Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: 26-character pangram #82014 09/27/2002 10:44 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 an eccentric genius Well, dust off the cobwebs and stick around a little longer this time. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter As it happens... #82015 10/07/2002 3:21 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Last week's puzzle on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (Sunday) was for a pangram involving a famous name. Entires were judged on meaning, syntax and overall elegance; the shorter, the better. The winning entry was G. W. BUSH QUICKLY FIXED PRIZE JAM ON TV . Not sure how meaningful this is, or how elegant, but hey -- the guy who runs these contests in the NY Times's crossword puzzle editor, so there you have it: http://www.npr.org/programs/wesun/puzzle/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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