diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/ARGV+yeast.rb b/Library/Homebrew/ARGV+yeast.rb
index a37e1dc1b2..9c53171538 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/ARGV+yeast.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/ARGV+yeast.rb
@@ -23,23 +23,22 @@
 #
 module HomebrewArgvExtension
   def named
-    nn=namedp
-    raise UsageError if nn.empty?
-    nn
+    raise UsageError if _named.empty?
+    _named
   end
   def named_empty?
-    namedp.empty?
+    _named.empty?
   end
   def options
     select {|arg| arg[0..0] == '-'}
   end
   def formulae
     require 'formula'
-    named.collect {|name| Formula.factory name}
+    @formulae ||= named.collect {|name| Formula.factory name}
   end
   def kegs
     require 'keg'
-    named.collect do |name|
+    @kegs ||= named.collect do |name|
       d=HOMEBREW_CELLAR+name
       raise "#{name} is not installed" if not d.directory? or d.children.length == 0
       raise "#{name} has multiple installed versions" if d.children.length > 1
@@ -99,8 +98,8 @@ To visit the Homebrew homepage type:
   end
   
 private
-  def namedp
-    nn=reject{|arg| arg[0..0] == '-'}.collect{|arg| arg.downcase}.uniq
+  def _named
+    @named ||= reject{|arg| arg[0..0] == '-'}.collect{|arg| arg.downcase}.uniq
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/unittest.rb b/Library/Homebrew/unittest.rb
index 729cb79973..34ab4f5094 100755
--- a/Library/Homebrew/unittest.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/unittest.rb
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ def nostdout
   end
 end
 
+module ExtendArgvPlusYeast
+  def stick_an_arg_in_thar
+    @named=nil
+    unshift 'foo'
+  end
+end
+ARGV.extend ExtendArgvPlusYeast
+
 
 class BeerTasting <Test::Unit::TestCase
   def test_version_all_dots
@@ -316,7 +324,7 @@ class BeerTasting <Test::Unit::TestCase
     
     (HOMEBREW_CELLAR+'foo'+'0.1').mkpath
     
-    ARGV.unshift 'foo'
+    ARGV.stick_an_arg_in_thar
     assert_equal 1, ARGV.named.length
     assert_equal 1, ARGV.kegs.length
     assert_raises(FormulaUnavailableError) { ARGV.formulae }