diff --git a/rutils.py b/rutils.py
index 230d72b..2d98754 100755
--- a/rutils.py
+++ b/rutils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Copyright 2012, Sfan5
 """
 import base64, binascii
 
+def rs(s):
+    return repr(s)[1:-1]
+
 def rev(phenny, input): 
     """reverse string"""
     for x in phenny.bot.commands["high"].values():
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ def rev(phenny, input):
     for i in range(1,len(q)):
         s += q[-i]
     s += q[0]
-    return phenny.say(s)
+    return phenny.say(rs(s))
 
 rev.commands = ['rev','reverse']
 rev.priority = 'low'
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ def b64e(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to encode.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(base64.b64encode(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(base64.b64encode(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ def b64d(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to decode.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(base64.b64decode(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(base64.b64decode(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ def b32e(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to encode.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(base64.b32encode(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(base64.b32encode(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ def b32d(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to decode.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(base64.b32decode(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(base64.b32decode(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ def b16e(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to encode.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(base64.b16encode(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(base64.b16encode(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ def b16d(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to decode.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(base64.b16decode(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(base64.b16decode(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ def crc32(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to hash.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     h = binascii.crc32(q)
-    return phenny.say(str(h) + "(" + hex(h) + ")")
+    return phenny.say(rs(str(h) + "(" + hex(h) + ")"))
    
 crc32.commands = ['crc32']
 crc32.priority = 'low'
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ def hex_(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to hexlify.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(binascii.hexlify(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(binascii.hexlify(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ def unhex(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to unhexlify.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(binascii.unhexlify(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(binascii.unhexlify(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ def uuencode(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to encode.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(binascii.b2a_uu(q))
+        return phenny.say(rs(binascii.b2a_uu(q)))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)
    
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ def uudecode(phenny, input):
         return phenny.reply("Nothing to decode.")
     q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        return phenny.say(binascii.a2b_uu(q + '\n'))
+        return phenny.say(rs(binascii.a2b_uu(q + '\n')))
     except BaseException as e:
         return phenny.reply(e.message)