diff --git a/hello.rb b/hello.rb
index bc5b5c1d428df2b8c39d31278d15a1a8face6775..017659fcd4d705a7444b8091d67b34a94327c209 100755
--- a/hello.rb
+++ b/hello.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ name =
   if data["first"]
     "#{data["first"]} #{data["last"]} (#{ENV["USER"]})"
   else
-    "fine human being"
+    "whoever you are"
   end
 
 IO.popen(MaybeCow.program(options), "w") do |c|