diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index b0c280a..a044e84 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -192,10 +192,8 @@ func herdofemus(noise string) []Emu {
 
 var re_memes = regexp.MustCompile("meme: ?([[:alnum:]_.-]+)")
 
-func memetics(noise string) []*Donk {
-	var donks []*Donk
-	m := re_memes.FindAllString(noise, -1)
-	for _, x := range m {
+func memetize(honk *Honk) {
+	repl := func(x string) string {
 		name := x[5:]
 		if name[0] == ' ' {
 			name = name[1:]
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ func memetics(noise string) []*Donk {
 		fd, err := os.Open("memes/" + name)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("no meme for %s", name)
-			continue
+			return x
 		}
 		var peek [512]byte
 		n, _ := fd.Read(peek[:])
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ func memetics(noise string) []*Donk {
 		res, err := stmtSaveFile.Exec("", name, url, ct, 0, "")
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error saving meme: %s", err)
-			continue
+			return x
 		}
 		var d Donk
 		d.FileID, _ = res.LastInsertId()
@@ -223,9 +221,11 @@ func memetics(noise string) []*Donk {
 		d.Media = ct
 		d.URL = url
 		d.Local = false
-		donks = append(donks, &d)
+		honk.Donks = append(honk.Donks, &d)
+		log.Printf("replace with -")
+		return ""
 	}
-	return donks
+	honk.Noise = re_memes.ReplaceAllStringFunc(honk.Noise, repl)
 }
 
 var re_bolder = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|\W)\*\*([\w\s,.!?'-]+)\*\*($|\W)`)
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index ce53333..50cf671 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ func savehonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			honk.Donks = append(honk.Donks, donk)
 		}
 	}
-	honk.Donks = append(honk.Donks, memetics(honk.Noise)...)
+	memetize(&honk)
 
 	aud := strings.Join(honk.Audience, " ")
 	whofore := 2
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ func savehonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	res, err := stmtSaveHonk.Exec(userinfo.UserID, what, honk.Honker, xid, rid,
-		dt.Format(dbtimeformat), "", aud, noise, convoy, whofore, "html", honk.Precis, honk.Oonker)
+		dt.Format(dbtimeformat), "", aud, honk.Noise, convoy, whofore, "html", honk.Precis, honk.Oonker)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error saving honk: %s", err)
 		return