Win a retiring poster's name and the right to absorb his post count and you can do it too.
I prefer the real method to yours. Besides, I tried changing my name once before, and that didn't go over well, because most people were like:
"Who the fuck are you? Flik? WHY THE FUCK DID YOU CHANGE YOUR NAME YOU BASTARD!? Change it back! NOW!"
There was one who wanted me to change it to something else, but I can't remember what it was. But anyways, point is, I think people would prefer my name to stay the way it is.
Then you're clearly not over. I'm over like Bret Hart in Calgary.