diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index b415c19..ac6b853 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -1101,6 +1101,33 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 	return j, jo
 }
 
+var oldjonks = cacheNew(cacheOptions{Filler: func(xid string) ([]byte, bool) {
+	row := stmtAnyXonk.QueryRow(xid)
+	honk := scanhonk(row)
+	if honk == nil || !honk.Public {
+		return nil, true
+	}
+	user, _ := butwhatabout(honk.Username)
+	rawhonks := gethonksbyconvoy(honk.UserID, honk.Convoy)
+	for _, h := range rawhonks {
+		if h.RID == honk.XID && h.Public && (h.Whofore == 2 || h.IsAcked()) {
+			honk.Replies = append(honk.Replies, h)
+		}
+	}
+	donksforhonks([]*Honk{honk})
+	_, j := jonkjonk(user, honk)
+	j["@context"] = itiswhatitis
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	j.Write(&buf)
+	return buf.Bytes(), true
+}})
+
+func gimmejonk(xid string) ([]byte, bool) {
+	var j []byte
+	ok := oldjonks.Get(xid, &j)
+	return j, ok
+}
+
 func honkworldwide(user *WhatAbout, honk *Honk) {
 	jonk, _ := jonkjonk(user, honk)
 	jonk["@context"] = itiswhatitis
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index efdab01..794727b 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ func cleanupdb(arg string) {
 }
 
 var stmtHonkers, stmtDubbers, stmtSaveHonker, stmtUpdateFlavor, stmtUpdateHonker *sql.Stmt
-var stmtOneXonk, stmtPublicHonks, stmtUserHonks, stmtHonksByCombo, stmtHonksByConvoy *sql.Stmt
+var stmtAnyXonk, stmtOneXonk, stmtPublicHonks, stmtUserHonks, stmtHonksByCombo, stmtHonksByConvoy *sql.Stmt
 var stmtHonksByOntology, stmtHonksForUser, stmtHonksForMe, stmtSaveDub, stmtHonksByXonker *sql.Stmt
 var stmtHonksBySearch, stmtHonksByHonker, stmtSaveHonk, stmtWhatAbout *sql.Stmt
 var stmtOneBonk, stmtFindZonk, stmtFindXonk, stmtSaveDonk *sql.Stmt
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	limit := " order by honks.honkid desc limit 250"
 	butnotthose := " and convoy not in (select name from zonkers where userid = ? and wherefore = 'zonvoy' order by zonkerid desc limit 100)"
 	stmtOneXonk = preparetodie(db, selecthonks+"where honks.userid = ? and xid = ?")
+	stmtAnyXonk = preparetodie(db, selecthonks+"where xid = ? order by honks.honkid asc")
 	stmtOneBonk = preparetodie(db, selecthonks+"where honks.userid = ? and xid = ? and what = 'bonk' and whofore = 2")
 	stmtPublicHonks = preparetodie(db, selecthonks+"where whofore = 2 and dt > ?"+limit)
 	stmtUserHonks = preparetodie(db, selecthonks+"where (whofore = 2 or whofore = ?) and username = ? and dt > ?"+limit)
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index c940afd..06a2910 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -659,8 +659,18 @@ func showhonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.NotFound(w, r)
 		return
 	}
-
 	xid := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s%s", serverName, r.URL.Path)
+
+	if friendorfoe(r.Header.Get("Accept")) {
+		j, ok := gimmejonk(xid)
+		if ok {
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", theonetruename)
+			w.Write(j)
+		} else {
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+		return
+	}
 	honk := getxonk(user.ID, xid)
 	if honk == nil {
 		http.NotFound(w, r)
@@ -683,19 +693,6 @@ func showhonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	rawhonks := gethonksbyconvoy(honk.UserID, honk.Convoy)
-	if friendorfoe(r.Header.Get("Accept")) {
-		for _, h := range rawhonks {
-			if h.RID == honk.XID && h.Public && (h.Whofore == 2 || h.IsAcked()) {
-				honk.Replies = append(honk.Replies, h)
-			}
-		}
-		donksforhonks([]*Honk{honk})
-		_, j := jonkjonk(user, honk)
-		j["@context"] = itiswhatitis
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", theonetruename)
-		j.Write(w)
-		return
-	}
 	var honks []*Honk
 	for _, h := range rawhonks {
 		if h.Public && (h.Whofore == 2 || h.IsAcked()) {
@@ -816,6 +813,9 @@ func zonkit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userinfo := login.GetUserInfo(r)
 	user, _ := butwhatabout(userinfo.Username)
 
+	// my hammer is too big, oh well
+	defer oldjonks.Flush()
+
 	if wherefore == "ack" {
 		xonk := getxonk(userinfo.UserID, what)
 		if xonk != nil {
@@ -1127,6 +1127,7 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	if updatexid != "" {
 		updatehonk(honk)
+		oldjonks.Clear(honk.XID)
 	} else {
 		err := savehonk(honk)
 		if err != nil {