diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index d7bae40..4676e34 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func savechonk(ch *Chonk) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func loadchatter(userid int64) map[string][]*Chonk {
+func loadchatter(userid int64) []*Chatter {
 	duedt := time.Now().Add(-3 * 24 * time.Hour).UTC().Format(dbtimeformat)
 	rows, err := stmtLoadChonks.Query(userid, duedt)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -561,7 +561,32 @@ func loadchatter(userid int64) map[string][]*Chonk {
 		allchonks = append(allchonks, ch)
 	}
 	donksforchonks(allchonks)
-	return chonks
+	rows.Close()
+	rows, err = stmtGetChatters.Query(userid)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error getting chatters: %s", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var target string
+		err = rows.Scan(&target)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("error scanning chatter: %s", target)
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := chonks[target]; !ok {
+			chonks[target] = []*Chonk{}
+
+		}
+	}
+	var chatter []*Chatter
+	for target, chonks := range chonks {
+		chatter = append(chatter, &Chatter{
+			Target: target,
+			Chonks: chonks,
+		})
+	}
+	return chatter
 }
 
 func savehonk(h *Honk) error {
@@ -821,7 +846,7 @@ var stmtHonksForUserFirstClass *sql.Stmt
 var stmtSaveMeta, stmtDeleteAllMeta, stmtDeleteSomeMeta, stmtUpdateHonk *sql.Stmt
 var stmtHonksISaved, stmtGetFilters, stmtSaveFilter, stmtDeleteFilter *sql.Stmt
 var stmtGetTracks *sql.Stmt
-var stmtSaveChonk, stmtLoadChonks *sql.Stmt
+var stmtSaveChonk, stmtLoadChonks, stmtGetChatters *sql.Stmt
 
 func preparetodie(db *sql.DB, s string) *sql.Stmt {
 	stmt, err := db.Prepare(s)
@@ -901,4 +926,5 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtGetTracks = preparetodie(db, "select fetches from tracks where xid = ?")
 	stmtSaveChonk = preparetodie(db, "insert into chonks (userid, xid, who, target, dt, noise, format) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtLoadChonks = preparetodie(db, "select chonkid, userid, xid, who, target, dt, noise, format from chonks where userid = ? and dt > ? order by chonkid asc")
+	stmtGetChatters = preparetodie(db, "select distinct(target) from chonks where userid = ?")
 }
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index a8b05d4..c87a83d 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ type Chonk struct {
 	HTML   template.HTML
 }
 
+type Chatter struct {
+	Target string
+	Chonks []*Chonk
+}
+
 type Mention struct {
 	Who   string
 	Where string
@@ -337,18 +342,6 @@ func main() {
 	case "backend":
 		backendServer()
 	case "test":
-		xid := args[1]
-		chatter := loadchatter(1)
-		for _, chonks := range chatter {
-			for _, ch := range chonks {
-				if ch.XID == xid {
-					var user *WhatAbout
-					somenumberedusers.Get(ch.UserID, &user)
-					msg := chonkifymsg(user, ch)
-					fmt.Println(string(msg))
-				}
-			}
-		}
 		ElaborateUnitTests()
 	default:
 		log.Fatal("unknown command")
diff --git a/views/chatter.html b/views/chatter.html
index c7119fb..e9b72fb 100644
--- a/views/chatter.html
+++ b/views/chatter.html
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@ function updatedonker(el) {
 {{ $chonkcsrf := .ChonkCSRF }}
 {{ range .Chatter }}
 <section class="honk">
-{{ $target := "" }}
-{{ range . }}
-{{ if eq $target "" }}
-{{ $target = .Target }}
 <p class="chattarget">
 chatter: {{ .Target }}
-{{ end }}
+{{ $target := .Target }}
+{{ range .Chonks }}
 <div class="chat">
 <p>
 <span class="chatstamp">{{ .Date.Local.Format "15:04" }} {{ .Handle }}:</span>
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index e25153c..bf75030 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1773,8 +1773,8 @@ func showhonkers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func showchatter(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	u := login.GetUserInfo(r)
 	chatter := loadchatter(u.UserID)
-	for _, chonks := range chatter {
-		for _, ch := range chonks {
+	for _, chat := range chatter {
+		for _, ch := range chat.Chonks {
 			filterchonk(ch)
 		}
 	}