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by Craig Beevers
Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195231

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Jon O'Neill wrote:I don't want Mourinho, he is a classless media whore. I think he's a great manager (although I point to Benitez's tactical masterclasses in '05 and '07 as evidence that Benitez is at least on a par with him tactically)
Oh lord. Benitez isn't fit to paint Jose's technical area.
by Craig Beevers
Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:48 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Trophy Cabinet
Replies: 34
Views: 3657

Re: Trophy Cabinet

Gold medal for school 5-a-side (I wasn't too bad at sport back then). Various Countdown things. Over two dozen Scrabble things. Got a big cup style trophy for coming second in the Nationals and a crystal bowl for coming first. I still kinda prefer the second place trophy. Got a crystal glass set of ...
by Craig Beevers
Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:36 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Custom format unofficial high-score challenge...
Replies: 9
Views: 1589

Re: Custom format unofficial high-score challenge...

Nearly bottled it but could have been a much bigger score. 112 here, including a laughably bad run where I couldn't delete the rubbish I'd put fast enough and it skipped past me with TRIA down. Still very very beatable obviously. http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=229976 Had one game same fo...
by Craig Beevers
Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Who's going finals?
Replies: 41
Views: 5165

Re: Who's going finals?

I think people at home are more likely to beat the uber-contestants on the more obscure CoC style conundrums than on normal conundrums anyway.
by Craig Beevers
Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195231

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Love how they're always scapegoated when 90% of the fault for Liverpool being shit is down to Rafa the clown.
by Craig Beevers
Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:35 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Degrees of separation
Replies: 35
Views: 3900

Re: Degrees of separation

Charlie Reams wrote:
Steve Durney wrote: Any specific career plans Charlie?
Selling the fuck out.

Or making video games.

Not fussy really.
A few of the video games companies are just as bad if not worse these days. I'm sure you could create some (more) word games which are a lot better than the rubbish on Facebook.
by Craig Beevers
Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Proper names etc..........
Replies: 34
Views: 4020

Re: Proper names etc..........

Scrabble was the #1 selling board game in the UK during 2008, for the first time in 15 years. That's not my definition of suffering. And yes you should check that what a newspaper is reporting is actually true when it's the shitrag known as the Daily Mail! The song that gets to No.1 in the Music To...
by Craig Beevers
Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Yearly Champion
Replies: 116
Views: 12892

Re: Yearly Champion

I think it would be better and fairer to film it on a different day to the series final personally. Give someone a chance to celebrate their series win properly, would be a bit rough if they immediately lost thereafter. Although that would obviously depend on how serious the yearly winner show was m...
by Craig Beevers
Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:06 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Only Connect (Connection Walls)
Replies: 52
Views: 8459

Re: Only Connect (Connection Walls)

Julie T wrote:Just done walls 11, 12 and 13. Got 10 out of 10 in 2 of them, and 7 in one as I named one group connection slightly wrong.

Am I getting better at these, or are there fewer red herrings in the new ones?
I suspect some people might get rather frustrated at Wall 25.
by Craig Beevers
Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:28 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble consensus game - Move 10
Replies: 28
Views: 4028

Re: Scrabble consensus game - Move 10

Didn't take in that we were so low on tiles remaining, in hindsight GL(I)B or the like would have been better as it's too easy for Quackle even if it had no bonus to leave us a situation where there's only 6 in the bag (ie impossible to bonus twice). Even 7 in the bag makes it extremely unlikely bec...
by Craig Beevers
Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble consensus game - Move 9
Replies: 4
Views: 1140

Re: Scrabble consensus game - Move 9

Would have been nice to have played something like GL(I)B and get a nice M-R/OHM/KA-/VEER score, but we're too far behind for that.

So guess I'll vote for TUMBRIL in the K column.
by Craig Beevers
Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:11 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 8
Replies: 6
Views: 1780

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 8

Alec Rivers wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:6F VAW gives us 23 leaves us BLUG. Not great, but it's a start. Maybe.
Placing VAW at C7a scores 28.
Yep looks the standout play.
by Craig Beevers
Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:22 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 2
Replies: 82
Views: 9169

Re: Pointless Series 2

Must say I saw episode one of the new series and the 2 all-female teams were absolutely wappy, OTT, jumping up and down excited at every answer they gave that I almost turned off. Still it beats watching someone completely devoid of personality, eh Craig? I like to be different, I figure other peop...
by Craig Beevers
Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:31 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 2
Replies: 82
Views: 9169

Re: Pointless Series 2

The head-to-head is better, but don't like the other changes. Kept in all the state-the-obvious bullshit and waffle. Kept the same 'look at me' contestants who are unrelentingly annoying. The 'waffle' was (we were told) one of the reasons they've taken it down to four pairs, to allow more time for ...
by Craig Beevers
Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:20 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 2
Replies: 82
Views: 9169

Re: Pointless Series 2

The head-to-head is better, but don't like the other changes. Kept in all the state-the-obvious bullshit and waffle. Kept the same 'look at me' contestants who are unrelentingly annoying.
by Craig Beevers
Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:15 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 7
Replies: 11
Views: 1933

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 7

Pretty horrible situation. VIM F6a for 21 looks the best option to me so I'll vote for that. Ideally you'd look to keep the M back for that OH-M spot but there's no nice move that does that. What's left is very consonant heavy. Playing (JO)B I don't know what we're hoping to pick up to get a bonus. ...
by Craig Beevers
Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:04 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 5
Replies: 17
Views: 2547

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 5

I would have voted for PA btw.

Good Scrabble debut from Oliver Garner at New Malden btw.
by Craig Beevers
Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:58 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Top Dog
Replies: 24
Views: 2878

Re: Top Dog

Was hoping that a proper dictionary might be used at some point.
by Craig Beevers
Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:48 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 5
Replies: 17
Views: 2547

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 5

Quackle would play BANJO keeping almost anything. The only other plays with the J from that score like 28. You can't really draw any inferences from its move. So it doesn't worry about the chance we have a Z? Interesting. If I were playing I'd be terrified of that (but I am not very good at Scrabbl...
by Craig Beevers
Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:29 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 5
Replies: 17
Views: 2547

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 5

So 14A PA gets us 44, leaves QUIVE, not terrible. I'm worried about the O on BANJO - would Quackle really really play that for 'only' 40 if it didn't have the Z? I suppose for a score of 40, the most a Z play would get is 62, and then that opens up the TWS so it might think it an ok trade? QUO woul...
by Craig Beevers
Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:39 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 4
Replies: 9
Views: 1646

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 4

Meant to vote for HEVEA... QIVE is an absolutely horrific leave and we needed turnover. We fluked a good pickup and we've still got nothing much. I'm going to vote for VEX B13d. Three vowels and one consonant is usually a bad leave, but it's okay in this instance as a Q eats up vowels. X is worse th...
by Craig Beevers
Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 3
Replies: 11
Views: 1727

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 3

Opening up the bottom left TWS by playing HI(K)E/HA(K)E is a non-factor really.

I'll put forward HEVEA B1d for 26.
by Craig Beevers
Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:55 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 2
Replies: 12
Views: 2121

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 2

Very tempted by ROKIER because of the QI setup on a very Q unfriendly board, as well as the extra turnover and setting up a triple we've a hooking letter to use.

But I'll go with (LO)OKER for the extra points.
by Craig Beevers
Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:13 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Pro Ranks
Replies: 34
Views: 7038

Re: Apterous Pro Ranks

Marc Meakin wrote:Looks like Craig (Beevers) needs to play some more humans if he wants to be considered top dog again.
Yes. I'll go and unlearn the 56,126 racks in my Zyzzyva cardbox right now.

Glad that such a ranking system is now in place anyways.
by Craig Beevers
Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: 'I've been told I'm never welcome in the studio again'
Replies: 49
Views: 6050

Re: 'I've been told I'm never welcome in the studio again'

Channel 4...had nothing to gain from a bust-up. It damages their reputation and they'd sooner her take the pay cut than have to find someone else. I don't have the sense that Channel 4 was damaged. If anything, I thought they gained respect for having the guts to follow sound financial principles a...
by Craig Beevers
Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:20 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 2
Replies: 12
Views: 2121

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 2

Okay, is a virtual certainty then that Quackle has an IO front hook (B or G) otherwise that opening would be enough to disfavour that play and for it to prefer something like OI H7a. If it had a B it could score plenty with the WE-B hook. So I'm guessing a bonus prone leave that includes a G. I'm go...
by Craig Beevers
Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:48 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 2
Replies: 12
Views: 2121

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game - Move 2

Is Quackle using sims to pick its move?

I have a couple of ideas here but I'll keep them to myself for the time being.
by Craig Beevers
Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: 'I've been told I'm never welcome in the studio again'
Replies: 49
Views: 6050

Re: 'I've been told I'm never welcome in the studio again'

What has always bothered me is that the bust-up seemed too bad to be true. I can't see that Carol had anything to gain - I'm sure her reputation was always going to be damaged. But if she'd departed amicably from what was generally seen as an ailing show, most commentators would surely have said sh...
by Craig Beevers
Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:36 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Scrabble Consensus Game
Replies: 14
Views: 1961

Re: Scrabble Consensus Game

Choose LIFE...

One vote for that.
by Craig Beevers
Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: 'I've been told I'm never welcome in the studio again'
Replies: 49
Views: 6050

Re: 'I've been told I'm never welcome in the studio again'

I never really liked Carol Vorderman, just didn't seem genuine somehow. Bearing that in mind: That article was the best laugh I've had for a while. I cannot do the piece-of-talking-meat thing, the "Here's your money, wear a pretty dress and take the cheque." I'm not made that way. I have t...
by Craig Beevers
Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Tactics
Replies: 20
Views: 2171

Re: Tactics

This would surely be more of a gambling tactic rather than one a favourite would employ. it would make more sense for example if you were a solid 800 type octochamp and you knew there was going to be an uber-player coming on. If you got 'lucky' you could draw the uber-player on your nth game (where ...
by Craig Beevers
Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:28 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: The Krypton Factor puzzles/games
Replies: 16
Views: 2993

Re: The Krypton Factor puzzles/games

The observation round has actually improved a lot to last series. There was not a penalty at all in the past and only two people I think were allowed to give an answer before they moved on to the next question. So basically people just buzzed in and guessed, the ones who were slow didn't get a free ...
by Craig Beevers
Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:02 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: The Krypton Factor puzzles/games
Replies: 16
Views: 2993

Re: The Krypton Factor puzzles/games

Yea I noticed that too. A lot had more obscure Scrabble anagrams, but OCHE is pretty common.
by Craig Beevers
Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:40 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: The Krypton Factor puzzles/games
Replies: 16
Views: 2993

Re: The Krypton Factor puzzles/games

Today's mental agility game is a wordy one, I suspect most on here would have absolutely slaughtered the contestants.

It's on the website. I got 17 on my first go.
by Craig Beevers
Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:19 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Text too small
Replies: 5
Views: 1200

Re: Text too small

Changing your screen resolution would be one crude way of making the text bigger.
by Craig Beevers
Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: A LANDMARK PROGRAMME DUE?
Replies: 52
Views: 5524

Re: A LANDMARK PROGRAMME DUE?

I'd love if just for the sake of justice the horse racing was taken off for worthwhile television. All the times I'd be watching the Ashes or something similar... crucial session and now we're off the mickey mouse five shilling handicap. There is a remote possibility that cricket is no more or less...
by Craig Beevers
Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: A LANDMARK PROGRAMME DUE?
Replies: 52
Views: 5524

Re: A LANDMARK PROGRAMME DUE?

I'd love if just for the sake of justice the horse racing was taken off for worthwhile television. All the times I'd be watching the Ashes or something similar... crucial session and now we're off the mickey mouse five shilling handicap. Maybe one special is going to be a live episode on the racecou...
by Craig Beevers
Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:23 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 15
Views: 2367

Re: Cricket

Ian Dent wrote:What were Onions figures for the series compared to Anderson?
Onions has 28 wickets at 31 and he's been pretty unlucky throughout most of those games. plus you have the rank stupidity involved in giving the new ball to Broad or whoever ahead of him.
by Craig Beevers
Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 15
Views: 2367

Re: Cricket

Ian Dent wrote:Anderson?

He is magnificent is all three fields.
Last time I checked 156 Test wickets at 35 was decidedly ordinary. As was his 0-111 last week whilst every other bowled filled their boots.
by Craig Beevers
Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:38 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 15
Views: 2367

Cricket

Couldn't find another general cricket thread so... Thought other people might like to contribute in finding the right words to describe just how unbelievably incompetent England's selectors are. They treat Onions like complete crap despite being the best seam bowler (dropped twice already whilst 35 ...
by Craig Beevers
Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195231

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Yea that was funny as well.
by Craig Beevers
Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:46 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195231

Re: The C4C Football Thread

That was pretty hopeless from Liverpool, again. Reading looked far better on the ball, their quality on the ball and in passing and delivery. Obviously they panic somewhat at the back and when it comes to finishing, which is why Liverpool lasted 210 minutes and why Reading are where they are in the ...
by Craig Beevers
Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 11th January 2010 - Series 62
Replies: 28
Views: 4657

Re: Spoilers for Monday 11th January 2010 - Series

JACKEEN (meaning a pushy Dubliner according to Zyzzyva) was good just then.
by Craig Beevers
Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:21 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: New Variant
Replies: 9
Views: 1552

Re: New Variant

I never said it hadn't been discussed - I haven't got time to read through more than a fraction of what's on here. But it's fairly straight-forward (in the gameplay sense) compared to the outlandish stuff that *has* been implemented. Anyway getting all of the maxes would vary wildly in difficulty. I...
by Craig Beevers
Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:56 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195231

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Don't support club football teams as such. They have little meaning and vary dramatically in short spaces of time. For instance the nearest professional club to me is Middlesbrough. I don't really get how they represent Middlesbrough. How many of the team this season were there even 3-4 years ago? I...
by Craig Beevers
Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:15 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: New Variant
Replies: 9
Views: 1552

Re: New Variant

It would maybe make sense to bet the score of the declaration, using flat scoring. From there you're simply deciding on the bet (if any), with more difficult bets having higher potential returns. Could work with multiple players, through the duel or whatever. Personally think it would be quite fun t...
by Craig Beevers
Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195231

Re: The C4C Football Thread

I think it is fair to say Leeds are as good as Reading, if not better. Liverpool's performance was at least as bad as Manure's. Liverpool wasted a few chances and happened to get a break with their goal. Manure wasted a hatful of chances and didn't get a break. That's football.
by Craig Beevers
Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:32 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195231

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Christ Liverpool just got outplayed for large periods by Reading. I know Torres didn't get out of second gear, probably his mind is on what club he's going to move to in the summer, but wow. Awful performance. Very dull day of FA Cup results generally. Oh and do hope Bolton get relegated, pretty lud...
by Craig Beevers
Fri Jan 01, 2010 10:07 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 436540

Re: Bug reports

When I do CSW Conundrum Attacks I'm getting perfectly good CSW words rejected.

For instance IMPEARLED, BLACKINGS, AEROLITHS etc.

I'm not bothered if there are +s conundrums, just that when I put valid answers in they are accepted.
by Craig Beevers
Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Defending you property
Replies: 125
Views: 12278

Re: Defending you property

Twenty years ago I was assaulted by a guy who mistakenly believed I was trying to chat up his girlfriend. He waited for me outside the nightclub with some of his mates and hit me from behind, got me on the ground and kicked me in the head.I was only saved by one of his mates pointing out that they'...
by Craig Beevers
Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:41 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: World Scrabble Championship this week
Replies: 57
Views: 6476

Re: World Scrabble Championship this week

It only backed up the idea that Scrabble players when compared to an average person are better at recognising genuine words and infinitely better at anagramming - but we knew that anyway. Other than that you can't say anything because the results need to be hugely different to draw even a tentative ...
by Craig Beevers
Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:25 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: World Scrabble Championship this week
Replies: 57
Views: 6476

Re: World Scrabble Championship this week

You usually remember whether words are nouns, verbs, adjectival, comparative etc. It doesn't always help to know what the word means though, it can be misleading. If you know it's one of the new Maori words then it's just pot luck whether it takes an -S or not. Some words have weird inflexions or no...
by Craig Beevers
Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:01 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: World Scrabble Championship this week
Replies: 57
Views: 6476

Re: World Scrabble Championship this week

The 'World Ranking' was where they finished in the World Championships. The stuff about players not caring about what the words mean was overdone I think. A lot of players *do* care about the meanings and Helen Gipson (not Gibson as on the programme) beat him on the test anyway. Also it's all a bit ...
by Craig Beevers
Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday December 18th 2009 Grand Final
Replies: 66
Views: 10686

Re: Spoilers For Friday December 18th 2009 Grand F

Was a fairly typical but tight front-runner's final really. Andrew had a couple of opportunities to close the gap but would have still needed the conundrum.

Will be interesting to see how many from this series come back for the CoC, looks to be a strong lineup already and will only get stronger.
by Craig Beevers
Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
Replies: 118
Views: 11924

Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009

Wondered whether Chris has seen SLEEPSUIT and held on it for a few seconds or just buzzed straight away when he saw it. I was uncertain of it, one I'd rationalise about for a moment before buzzing in with. Dunno if that's just because my mind is still mangled from Malaysia though where I would have...
by Craig Beevers
Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
Replies: 118
Views: 11924

Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009

Wondered whether Chris has seen SLEEPSUIT and held on it for a few seconds or just buzzed straight away when he saw it. I was uncertain of it, one I'd rationalise about for a moment before buzzing in with. Dunno if that's just because my mind is still mangled from Malaysia though where I would have ...
by Craig Beevers
Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday December 16th 2009
Replies: 90
Views: 8140

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday December 16th 2009

9*7*(6-1) = 315
315 -1 = 314
314*3 = 942
by Craig Beevers
Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday December 16th 2009
Replies: 90
Views: 8140

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday December 16th 2009

Ah great onto a fresh page now.

Missed the first round because of the cricket... doh.
by Craig Beevers
Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 15th 2009
Replies: 57
Views: 7422

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 15th 2009

Bit of a mistimed drink of water there. Some good spots though in the more awkward rounds from Ryan to increase the lead.

Hoping for a couple of great semis.
by Craig Beevers
Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:51 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
Replies: 126
Views: 31458

Re: Greatest Ever Sportsman?

Lose all respect for anyone who says Muhammed Ali. The guy lost 5 times and not all of those you can excuse by saying he was getting on a bit. The only reason people mention is because he could bullshit better than anyone else and because of all the other stuff surrounding him with changing his nam...