Ever wondered where Lorem ipsum... came from?
December 11, 2000 5:53 AM Subscribe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ulliam corper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem veleum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel willum lunombro dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi.
Isn't Betty Loren Maltese in jail or something by now?
(sorry)
posted by ethmar at 6:49 AM on December 11, 2000
Ironically, de Finibus is a work on ethics.
posted by iceberg273 at 8:01 AM on December 11, 2000
posted by dhartung at 1:05 PM on December 11, 2000
Huzzah, Dan, well done.
posted by cCranium at 1:49 PM on December 11, 2000
Travis Spencer also made a little program based on my extension that copies Lorem Ipsum to the clipboard. So get greeking!!!!
posted by captaincursor at 2:38 PM on December 11, 2000
posted by rodii at 3:39 PM on December 11, 2000
(for no apparent reason).
But y'all have missed the best part.
... never mind. Someone let the cat out; now all the Google hits point to something useful. Damn.
posted by baylink at 7:22 PM on December 11, 2000
posted by Aaaugh! at 8:41 PM on December 11, 2000
posted by rodii at 7:10 AM on December 12, 2000
Even if it wasn't, it's a useful extension of meaning.
posted by dhartung at 11:15 AM on December 12, 2000
posted by baylink at 1:20 PM on December 12, 2000
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It's interesting to see where changes have and have not occurred in the lorem ipsum text since the 1500s.
posted by iceberg273 at 6:46 AM on December 11, 2000