diff --git a/plugins/tell/tell.go b/plugins/tell/tell.go
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+++ b/plugins/tell/tell.go
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+package tell
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
+)
+
+type delayedMsg string
+
+type TellPlugin struct {
+	b     bot.Bot
+	users map[string][]string
+}
+
+func New(b bot.Bot) *TellPlugin {
+	return &TellPlugin{b, make(map[string][]string)}
+}
+
+func (t *TellPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(message.Body, "tell") {
+		parts := strings.Split(message.Body, " ")
+		target := parts[1]
+		newMessage := strings.Join(parts[2:], " ")
+		newMessage = fmt.Sprintf("Hey, %s. %s said: %s", target, message.User.Name, newMessage)
+		t.users[target] = append(t.users[target], newMessage)
+		t.b.SendMessage(message.Channel, fmt.Sprintf("Okay. I'll tell %s.", target))
+		return true
+	}
+	log.Printf("current pending tells: %+v\nuser is: %s", t.users, message.User.Name)
+	if msg, ok := t.users[message.User.Name]; ok {
+		for _, m := range msg {
+			t.b.SendMessage(message.Channel, string(m))
+		}
+		t.users[message.User.Name] = []string{}
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (t *TellPlugin) Event(kind string, message msg.Message) bool { return false }
+func (t *TellPlugin) ReplyMessage(msg.Message, string) bool       { return false }
+func (t *TellPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool         { return false }
+func (t *TellPlugin) Help(channel string, parts []string)         {}
+func (t *TellPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string                        { return nil }