MAGIC WORDS
is in keeping with the centuries of initials carved by the first explorers of the
Mammoth cave."
Popularized by computer gaming, xyzzy is a commonly-used com
puter password.
In the abbreviated signoffs of computer messages, xyzzy means "a
kiss that moves you."7
In Literature:
• "As he stepped through [the door], he turned and said 'Xyzzy.' A small
garden gnome fell off the shelf, narrowly missing his nose, and shattered on
the floor in front of him." -- Robert G. Ferrell, Tangent (2004)
6 "The Craft of Adventure" (1995)
7 Brad Templeton, The Internet Joke Book (1995)