archive
index
gp originals
google i
google ii
celebrating porn
idiot voters
| Notice: GeekPress is back up and running, thanks to Paul! It's still a not-so-serious tech news blog, but the format is significantly looser. Diana, having given up programming for philosophy, has her own philosophical blog NoodleFood. More of her work can be found at DianaHsieh.com. |
| What does the filler text "lorem ipsum" mean? |
| 6:40:42 pm mst / 19 February 2001 found by paul / filed in culture / source Straight Dope 322 hits / 1 comment / 0 e-mails |
| A reader asked the Straight Dope: "Cecil, just what the heck does the Latin phrase that starts lorem ipsum mean? I have seen this used as 'filler text' for years and have always wondered what it meant. Today I had finally had enough, so I cranked up my favorite search engine and fed it this phrase. You can imagine what I got back--thousands of Web pages in various stages of construction. And so I turn to you." |
| Finally, an answer to a question that's bugged me for years! |
 |
| Comments |
| This comment board has been retired. |
| What does `lorem ipsum dolor' mean? by Klod 10:24:27 pm mst / 19 February 2001 / # 1 |
| I must admit that gibberish has always interested me.. I even tried translating it from latin in high school.. just to figure out that it's just gibberish made to look like real text... here's a nice link that explains it real well |
| e-mail Klod |
| What does `lorem ipsum dolor' mean? by Klod 10:24:27 pm mst / 19 February 2001 / # 1 |
| I must admit that gibberish has always interested me.. I even tried translating it from latin in high school.. just to figure out that it's just gibberish made to look like real text... here's a nice link that explains it real well |
| e-mail Klod |