diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index a021a3a..a4d8b81 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ changelog
 
 -- next
 
++ More JS free fallbacks for some basic functions.
+
 + Add chpass command.
 
 + Improved honker management.
diff --git a/views/honk.html b/views/honk.html
index f3cdb08..8aecc06 100644
--- a/views/honk.html
+++ b/views/honk.html
@@ -92,25 +92,25 @@ in reply to: <a href="{{ .RID }}" rel=noreferrer>{{ .RID }}</a>
 <p>
 {{ if .Honk.Public }}
 {{ if .Honk.IsBonked }}
-<button onclick="unbonk(this, '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">unbonk</button>
+<button onclick="return unbonk(this, '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">unbonk</button>
 {{ else }}
-<button onclick="bonk(this, '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">bonk</button>
+<button onclick="return bonk(this, '{{ .Honk.XID }}');"><a href="/bonk?xid={{ .Honk.XID }}&CSRF={{ $bonkcsrf }}">bonk</a></button>
 {{ end }}
 {{ else }}
 <button disabled>nope</button>
 {{ end }}
-<button onclick="showhonkform(this, '{{ .Honk.XID }}', '{{ .Honk.Handle }}');">honk back</button>
-<button onclick="muteit(this, '{{ .Honk.Convoy }}');">mute</button>
-<button onclick="zonkit(this, '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">zonk</button>
+<button onclick="return showhonkform(this, '{{ .Honk.XID }}', '{{ .Honk.Handle }}');"><a href="/newhonk?rid={{ .Honk.XID }}">honk back</a></button>
+<button onclick="return muteit(this, '{{ .Honk.Convoy }}');">mute</button>
+<button onclick="return zonkit(this, '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">zonk</button>
 {{ if .Honk.IsAcked }}
-<button onclick="flogit(this, 'deack', '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">deack</button>
+<button onclick="return flogit(this, 'deack', '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">deack</button>
 {{ else }}
-<button onclick="flogit(this, 'ack', '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">ack</button>
+<button onclick="return flogit(this, 'ack', '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">ack</button>
 {{ end }}
 {{ if .Honk.IsSaved }}
-<button onclick="flogit(this, 'unsave', '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">unsave</button>
+<button onclick="return flogit(this, 'unsave', '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">unsave</button>
 {{ else }}
-<button onclick="flogit(this, 'save', '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">save</button>
+<button onclick="return flogit(this, 'save', '{{ .Honk.XID }}');">save</button>
 {{ end }}
 <button><a href="/edit?xid={{ .Honk.XID }}">edit</a></button>
 </div>
diff --git a/views/honkform.html b/views/honkform.html
index 0a02951..812454d 100644
--- a/views/honkform.html
+++ b/views/honkform.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <p id="honkformhost">
-<button onclick="showhonkform(); return false"><a href="/newhonk">it's honking time</a></button>
+<button onclick="return showhonkform();"><a href="/newhonk">it's honking time</a></button>
 <form id="honkform" action="/honk" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" {{ if not .IsPreview }}style="display: none"{{ end }}>
 <input type="hidden" name="CSRF" value="{{ .HonkCSRF }}">
 <input type="hidden" name="updatexid" value = "{{ .UpdateXID }}">
diff --git a/views/honkpage.js b/views/honkpage.js
index 91a9217..3888a65 100644
--- a/views/honkpage.js
+++ b/views/honkpage.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ function get(url, whendone) {
 function bonk(el, xid) {
 	el.innerHTML = "bonked"
 	el.disabled = true
-	post("/bonk", encode({"CSRF": csrftoken, "xid": xid}))
+	post("/bonk", encode({"js": "2", "CSRF": csrftoken, "xid": xid}))
+	return false
 }
 function unbonk(el, xid) {
 	el.innerHTML = "unbonked"
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ function showhonkform(elem, rid, hname) {
 		honknoise.value = "@" + hname + " "
 	}
 	document.getElementById("honknoise").focus()
+	return false
 }
 function showelement(id) {
 	var el = document.getElementById(id)
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index bde3aba..73a328d 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -848,6 +848,15 @@ func submitbonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	go honkworldwide(user, &bonk)
+
+	if r.FormValue("js") != "1" {
+		templinfo := getInfo(r)
+		templinfo["ServerMessage"] = "Bonked!"
+		err = readviews.Execute(w, "msg.html", templinfo)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Print(err)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func sendzonkofsorts(xonk *Honk, user *WhatAbout, what string) {
@@ -983,6 +992,31 @@ func edithonkpage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+func newhonkpage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	u := login.GetUserInfo(r)
+	rid := r.FormValue("rid")
+	noise := ""
+
+	xonk := getxonk(u.UserID, rid)
+	if xonk != nil {
+		_, replto := handles(xonk.Honker)
+		if replto != "" {
+			noise = "@" + replto + " "
+		}
+	}
+
+	templinfo := getInfo(r)
+	templinfo["HonkCSRF"] = login.GetCSRF("honkhonk", r)
+	templinfo["InReplyTo"] = rid
+	templinfo["Noise"] = noise
+	templinfo["ServerMessage"] = "compose honk"
+	templinfo["IsPreview"] = true
+	err := readviews.Execute(w, "honkpage.html", templinfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Print(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func canedithonk(user *WhatAbout, honk *Honk) bool {
 	if honk == nil || honk.Honker != user.URL || honk.What == "bonk" {
 		return false
@@ -1686,6 +1720,7 @@ func serve() {
 		"views/funzone.html",
 		"views/login.html",
 		"views/xzone.html",
+		"views/msg.html",
 		"views/header.html",
 		"views/onts.html",
 		"views/honkpage.js",
@@ -1743,6 +1778,7 @@ func serve() {
 	loggedin.HandleFunc("/atme", homepage)
 	loggedin.HandleFunc("/hfcs", hfcspage)
 	loggedin.HandleFunc("/xzone", xzone)
+	loggedin.HandleFunc("/newhonk", newhonkpage)
 	loggedin.HandleFunc("/edit", edithonkpage)
 	loggedin.Handle("/honk", login.CSRFWrap("honkhonk", http.HandlerFunc(submithonk)))
 	loggedin.Handle("/bonk", login.CSRFWrap("honkhonk", http.HandlerFunc(submitbonk)))