diff --git a/colors.js b/colors.js
index 8c1d706..e31e5a2 100644
--- a/colors.js
+++ b/colors.js
@@ -48,26 +48,39 @@ var isHeadless = (typeof module !== 'undefined');
   });
 });
 
-// prototypes string with method "rainbow"
-// rainbow will apply a the color spectrum to a string, changing colors every letter
-addProperty('rainbow', function () {
-  if (!isHeadless) {
-    return this.replace(/( )/, '$1');
-  }
-  var rainbowcolors = ['red','yellow','green','blue','magenta']; //RoY G BiV
-  var exploded = this.split("");
-  var i=0;
-  exploded = exploded.map(function(letter) {
-    if (letter==" ") {
-      return letter;
-    }
-    else {
-      return stylize(letter,rainbowcolors[i++ % rainbowcolors.length]);
-    }
-  });
-  return exploded.join("");
+function sequencer(map) {
+    return function() {
+        if (!isHeadless) {
+            return this.replace(/( )/, '$1');
+        }
+        var exploded = this.split(""); 
+        var i=0;
+        exploded = exploded.map(map);
+        return exploded.join("");
+    }   
+}       
+    
+var rainbowMap = (function () {
+    var rainbowcolors = ['red','yellow','green','blue','magenta']; //RoY G BiV
+    return function(letter, i, exploded) {
+        if (letter==" ") {
+            return letter;
+        } else {
+            return stylize(letter,rainbowcolors[i++ % rainbowcolors.length]);
+        } 
+    }       
+})();   
+
+exports.addSequencer = function(name, map) {
+	addProperty(name, sequencer(map));
+}
+
+exports.addSequencer('rainbow', rainbowMap);
+exports.addSequencer('zebra', function(letter, i, exploded) {
+    return i % 2 === 0 ? letter : letter.inverse;
 });
 
+
 function stylize(str, style) {
   if (exports.mode == 'console') {
     var styles = {
diff --git a/example.js b/example.js
index 12d8b1a..639949f 100644
--- a/example.js
+++ b/example.js
@@ -1,20 +1,30 @@
-var util = require('util');
 var colors = require('./colors');
 
 //colors.mode = "browser";
 
 var test = colors.red("hopefully colorless output");
-util.puts('Rainbows are fun!'.rainbow);
-util.puts('So '.italic + 'are'.underline + ' styles! '.bold + 'inverse'.inverse); // styles not widely supported
-util.puts('Chains are also cool.'.bold.italic.underline.red); // styles not widely supported
-//util.puts('zalgo time!'.zalgo);
-util.puts(test.stripColors);
-util.puts("a".grey + " b".black);
+console.log('Rainbows are fun!'.rainbow);
+console.log('So '.italic + 'are'.underline + ' styles! '.bold + 'inverse'.inverse); // styles not widely supported
+console.log('Chains are also cool.'.bold.italic.underline.red); // styles not widely supported
+//console.log('zalgo time!'.zalgo);
+console.log(test.stripColors);
+console.log("a".grey + " b".black);
 
-util.puts(colors.rainbow('Rainbows are fun!'));
-util.puts(colors.italic('So ') + colors.underline('are') + colors.bold(' styles! ') + colors.inverse('inverse')); // styles not widely supported
-util.puts(colors.bold(colors.italic(colors.underline(colors.red('Chains are also cool.'))))); // styles not widely supported
-//util.puts(colors.zalgo('zalgo time!'));
-util.puts(colors.stripColors(test));
-util.puts(colors.grey("a") + colors.black(" b"));
+console.log("Zebras are so fun!".zebra);
 
+console.log(colors.rainbow('Rainbows are fun!'));
+console.log(colors.italic('So ') + colors.underline('are') + colors.bold(' styles! ') + colors.inverse('inverse')); // styles not widely supported
+console.log(colors.bold(colors.italic(colors.underline(colors.red('Chains are also cool.'))))); // styles not widely supported
+//console.log(colors.zalgo('zalgo time!'));
+console.log(colors.stripColors(test));
+console.log(colors.grey("a") + colors.black(" b"));
+
+colors.addSequencer("america", function(letter, i, exploded) {
+	switch(i%3) {
+		case 0: return letter.red;
+		case 1: return letter.white;
+		case 2: return letter.blue;
+	}
+});
+
+console.log("AMERICA! F--K YEAH!".america);