“Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.”

I know this isn’t a perfect pangram, but I saw this one the other day and it immediately replaced the old quick brown fox as a typing test for me.

It has everything going for it — all 26 letters (admittedly 30 letters in total, giving it a Pangram Percent™ of 86.7, unlike your perfect 100%-ers) — but more, it has exoticism and excitement, the mind’s eye immediately manufacturing mummies and sand and a hidden temple for you…