To the uninitiated, Lorem ipsum is placeholder text commonly used to fill the gaps in a design until the final approved copy has become available. It was specifically created to have no meaning and its passing resemblance to Latin was not intentional. It's also known as greeking deriving from the phrase 'it's all Greek to me'.

It's also boooooorrrrrriiiinnnnnng if you use it often enough - even more so if you opt for the 'Placeholder text' from InDesign which doesn't even have familiarity to boost it's profile. So what's the solution to acute Lorem Syndrome leading to boring layouts?

Courtesy of Ed from The Pilates Pod I would like to introduce you all to http://baconipsum.com which offers a meatier taste of Lorem which I'm sure you will agree is far easier to digest (albeit dirty and carcinogenic). Couple your layout with placeholder images featuring Hams and bacon and you might just win that pitch this time (or at least score the sandwich van an extra BLT).

FYI there's also a vegetarian version if you are that way inclined: veggieipsum.com or if you don't want to have filler text made from anything that has a face then go for: veganipsum.com