diff --git a/2012/hou/try.sh b/2012/hou/try.sh
index f19b41c35..c62ad6643 100755
--- a/2012/hou/try.sh
+++ b/2012/hou/try.sh
@@ -15,14 +15,18 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less hou.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run show hou.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-less -X hou.c
+less -rEXFK hou.c
 echo 1>&2
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./hou ansi.txt hou.c | less -r (space = next page, q = quit): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./hou ansi.txt hou.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-echo "$ ./hou ansi.txt hou.c | less -r"
+# Note: unlike the other try.sh/try.alt.sh scripts we don't use options that
+# don't reset the terminal and that quit less(1) when it reaches EOF. This is
+# because if we do the effect will vanish the moment they reach the EOF. Also if
+# we don't have less(1) reset things the colour of the rest of the script will
+# be wrong. Thus in this script the user must hit 'q' to finish this command.
 ./hou ansi.txt hou.c | less -r
 echo 1>&2