diff --git a/plugins/newsbid/newsbid.go b/plugins/newsbid/newsbid.go
index a0323fb..354f1a2 100644
--- a/plugins/newsbid/newsbid.go
+++ b/plugins/newsbid/newsbid.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (p *NewsBid) bidsCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 	out := "Bids:\n"
 	for _, b := range bids {
 		hnURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=%d", b.HNID)
-		out += fmt.Sprintf("• %s bid %s <%s|%s> (<%s|Comments>)\n", b.User, b.BidStr, b.URL, b.Title, hnURL)
+		out += fmt.Sprintf("• %s bid %s on %s (%s)\n", b.User, b.BidStr, b.Title, hnURL)
 	}
 	p.bot.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, ch, out)
 	return true
diff --git a/plugins/newsbid/webshit/hn/api.go b/plugins/newsbid/webshit/hn/api.go
index 86caf95..7c56ce2 100644
--- a/plugins/newsbid/webshit/hn/api.go
+++ b/plugins/newsbid/webshit/hn/api.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ func (is Items) Titles() string {
 	for _, v := range is {
 		hnURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=%d", v.ID)
 		if v.URL == "" {
-			out += fmt.Sprintf("• %s %s (<%s|Comments>)\n", v.Bid, v.Title, hnURL)
+			out += fmt.Sprintf("• %s %s (%s)\n", v.Bid, v.Title, hnURL)
 		} else {
-			out += fmt.Sprintf("• %s <%s|%s> (<%s|Comments>)\n", v.Bid, v.URL, v.Title, hnURL)
+			out += fmt.Sprintf("• %s %s (%s)\n", v.Bid, v.Title, hnURL)
 		}
 	}
 	return out