I enjoy the onomatopoeia of words beginning cris- or cres- followed by a voiceless stop, like Crisco (a well-chosen name for a tub of fat) or crest. They all sound so fresh and crisp, like scissors cutting construction paper.
![Red truck is emblazoned Kriska in unicase Gill Sans (with an arrow forming the right side of the K)](https://fawny.org/blog/images/Kriska.jpg)
I enjoy the onomatopoeia of words beginning cris- or cres- followed by a voiceless stop, like Crisco (a well-chosen name for a tub of fat) or crest. They all sound so fresh and crisp, like scissors cutting construction paper.
The foregoing posting appeared on Joe Clark’s personal Weblog on 2006.07.11 16:27. This presentation was designed for printing and omits components that make sense only onscreen. https://blog.fawny.org/2006/07/11/kriska/