A Los Angeles, California, listener shares the following pangram, a succinct but understandable statement that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet: A quick fox jumps high / Vexing birds, zigzag winds fly / Haikus trap words, why? This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Pangram, the Redux Redux Redux”
We hear from a fellow named Dooley in Los Angeles, and he sent us a haiku that I really liked.
It goes, a quick fox jumps high, vexing birds zigzag winds fly, haikus trap words.
Why?
And Grant, you know what’s significant about that haiku.
It has all the letters of the alphabet.
Yes, yes, it’s a haiku pangram.
Oh, lovely.
How cool is that?
Nice.
It’s assonant.
Ooh, it’s good.
It’s assonant.
It’s vivid.
It’s euphonious.
Yes.
Ooh.
Read it again, Martha.
One more time.
It’s so short.
All right.
Now that we know that it has all the letters of the alphabet.
A quick fox jumps high.
Vexing birds.
Zigzag winds fly.
Haikus trap words.
Why?
And the author again?
The author is Dooley.
Thank you, Dooley.
How lovely.
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