diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 7f6ae43..62538ae 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@
 			"Joins upset the hivemind's OCD, %s.",
 			"Joins upset the hivemind's CDO, %s.",
 			"%s, I WILL CUT YOU!"
+	],
+	"BadMsgs": [
+		"I like cron."
 	]
 }
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 6a45c86..53f88aa 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	TwitterConsumerSecret string
 	TwitterUserKey        string
 	TwitterUserSecret     string
+	BadMsgs               []string
 }
 
 // Readconfig loads the config data out of a JSON file located in cfile
diff --git a/plugins/first.go b/plugins/first.go
index 9b9eaeb..495aee8 100644
--- a/plugins/first.go
+++ b/plugins/first.go
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ func isToday(t time.Time) bool {
 func (p *FirstPlugin) Message(message bot.Message) bool {
 	// This bot does not reply to anything
 
-	if p.First == nil {
+	if p.First == nil && p.allowed(message) {
 		p.recordFirst(message)
-	} else {
-		if isToday(p.First.Time) {
+		return false
+	} else if p.First != nil {
+		if isToday(p.First.Time) && p.allowed(message) {
 			p.recordFirst(message)
 			return false
 		}
@@ -74,12 +75,24 @@ func (p *FirstPlugin) Message(message bot.Message) bool {
 	msg := strings.ToLower(message.Body)
 	if r.Replace(msg) == "whos on first" {
 		p.announceFirst(message)
+		log.Printf("Disallowing %s: %s from first.",
+			message.User.Name, message.Body)
 		return true
 	}
 
 	return false
 }
 
+func (p *FirstPlugin) allowed(message bot.Message) bool {
+	for _, msg := range p.Bot.Config.BadMsgs {
+		if strings.ToLower(msg) == strings.ToLower(message.Body) {
+			log.Println("Disallowing first: ", message.User.Name, ":", message.Body)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (p *FirstPlugin) recordFirst(message bot.Message) {
 	log.Println("Recording first: ", message.User.Name, ":", message.Body)
 	p.First = &FirstEntry{