The origins of "Lorum ipsum dolor..."

Sunday, Feb 25, 2001

A bit deeper mystery than the origins of "All your base are belong to us", publishers, web developers, typesetters, and other creativs all over hte world use the same text as 'dummy copy.'

In last week's Straight Dope, Cecil Adams uncovers the truth about the text's origins.

(thanks Jason!)

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