A few years ago I administered a test in which I asked students to expand the KISS acronym (“Keep It Simple Stupid”). Although I had explained the KISS principle during the classes, I got some “interesting answers”:

  • Kinesthetic Interface State System
  • Keystroke Interface System Software
  • Keyboard Input Single Static
  • Keystroke Interface Selection
  • Knowledge Identify Simplify Steps
  • Keystroke Interface System
  • Knowledge Interesting Sensitive
  • Key Interface Sensitive Software
  • Keyboard, Interaction, Selection, Separation
  • Keystroke Interaction Simple
  • — Interface Simple Stupid
  • Keystroke Interaction — —
  • Keep It Simply Stupid
  • Keystroke Interface State
  • Keystroke Interface Selection State
  • Keyboard Interaction Service System
  • Keystroke Interaction Selection System
  • Keystroke Interaction Shape State machine
  • Keystroke Interaction System Solution
  • Keyword Interface Simple Services
  • Keystroke Interface Service Simple
  • Keep Interface Simple System
  • Keystrocking (sic) Interactivity Size Shape
  • Kiosk Interactive Simple Software
  • Keyboard Interface Signification Sensibility
  • Kinestesic Interaction Sensor Sensitive
  • Knowledgeable Interactive Simple Safe
  • and finally: Kabul Is Soft Saber (for Bush)