diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index e74f1bf..1cfa667 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -6,10 +6,19 @@ import "godeepintir/config"
 
 // Bot type provides storage for bot-wide information, configs, and database connections
 type Bot struct {
+	// Each plugin must be registered in our plugins handler. To come: a map so that this
+	// will allow plugins to respond to specific kinds of events
 	Plugins []Handler
-	Users   []User
-	Conn    *irc.Conn
-	// mongodb connection will go here
+
+	// Users holds information about all of our friends
+	Users []User
+
+	// Conn allows us to send messages and modify our connection state
+	Conn *irc.Conn
+
+	Config *config.Config
+
+	// Mongo connection and db allow botwide access to the database
 	DbSession *mgo.Session
 	Db        *mgo.Database
 }
@@ -29,6 +38,11 @@ type User struct {
 	MessageLog []string
 }
 
+type Message struct {
+	User          *User
+	Channel, Body string
+}
+
 // NewBot creates a Bot for a given connection and set of handlers. The handlers must not
 // require the bot as input for their creation (so use AddHandler instead to add handlers)
 func NewBot(config *config.Config, c *irc.Conn, p ...Handler) *Bot {
@@ -40,6 +54,7 @@ func NewBot(config *config.Config, c *irc.Conn, p ...Handler) *Bot {
 	db := session.DB(config.DbName)
 
 	return &Bot{
+		Config:    config,
 		Plugins:   p,
 		Users:     make([]User, 10),
 		Conn:      c,
diff --git a/bot/handlers.go b/bot/handlers.go
index f7c9996..d311fc5 100644
--- a/bot/handlers.go
+++ b/bot/handlers.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package bot
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 )
 import irc "github.com/fluffle/goirc/client"
 
 // Interface used for compatibility with the Plugin interface
 type Handler interface {
-	Message(user *User, channel, message string) bool
+	Message(message Message) bool
 }
 
 // Checks to see if our user exists and if any changes have occured to it
@@ -44,14 +45,26 @@ func (b *Bot) Msg_recieved(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) {
 
 	fmt.Printf("In %s, %s said: '%s'\n", channel, line.Nick, message)
 	for _, p := range b.Plugins {
-		if p.Message(user, channel, message) {
+		msg := Message{
+			User:    user,
+			Channel: channel,
+			Body:    message,
+		}
+		if p.Message(msg) {
 			break
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // Take an input string and mutate it based on $vars in the string
-func (b *Bot) filter(input string) string {
+func (b *Bot) Filter(message Message, input string) string {
+	if strings.Contains(input, "$NICK") {
+		nick := strings.ToUpper(message.User.Name)
+		input = strings.Replace(input, "$NICK", nick, -1)
+	} else if strings.Contains(input, "$nick") {
+		nick := message.User.Name
+		input = strings.Replace(input, "$nick", nick, -1)
+	}
 	return input
 }
 
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index a433788..29c8190 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	"Dbname": "deepintir",
 	"Dbserver": "127.0.0.1",
 	"Channels": ["#AlePaleTest"],
+	"MainChannel": "#AlePaleTest",
 	"Plugins": [],
 	"Server": "127.0.0.1:6666",
 	"Nick": "AlePaleTest",
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index d224202..0bc9a55 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DbName             string
 	DbServer           string
 	Channels           []string
+	MainChannel        string
 	Plugins            []string
 	Nick, Server, Pass string
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 900b454..db30d7a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ func main() {
 		func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) { quit <- true })
 
 	b := bot.NewBot(config, c)
-	b.AddHandler(plugins.NewTestPlugin(b))
+	// b.AddHandler(plugins.NewTestPlugin(b))
+	b.AddHandler(plugins.NewTalkerPlugin(b))
 
 	c.AddHandler("PRIVMSG", func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) {
 		b.Msg_recieved(conn, line)
diff --git a/plugins/plugins.go b/plugins/plugins.go
index 3a6ca4e..441156a 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins.go
+++ b/plugins/plugins.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "godeepintir/bot"
 
 // Plugin interface defines the methods needed to accept a plugin
 type Plugin interface {
-	Message(user *bot.User, channel, message string) bool
+	Message(message bot.Message) bool
 	LoadData()
 }
 
@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@ func (p *TestPlugin) LoadData() {
 	p.Feces = config.Values["Feces"].(string)
 }
 
-func (p *TestPlugin) Message(user *bot.User, channel, message string) bool {
-	fmt.Println(user, message)
+func (p *TestPlugin) Message(message bot.Message) bool {
+	user := message.User
+	channel := message.Channel
+	body := message.Body
+
+	fmt.Println(user, body)
 	fmt.Println("My plugin name is:", p.Name, " My feces are:", p.Feces)
-	p.Bot.SendMessage(channel, message)
+	p.Bot.SendMessage(channel, body)
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/talker.go b/plugins/talker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa80280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/talker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package plugins
+
+import (
+	"godeepintir/bot"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type TalkerPlugin struct {
+	Bot *bot.Bot
+}
+
+func NewTalkerPlugin(bot *bot.Bot) *TalkerPlugin {
+	return &TalkerPlugin{
+		Bot: bot,
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *TalkerPlugin) Message(message bot.Message) bool {
+	channel := message.Channel
+	body := message.Body
+
+	if channel != p.Bot.Config.MainChannel {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	lowermessage := strings.ToLower(body)
+
+	if strings.Contains(lowermessage, "felps") || strings.Contains(lowermessage, "fredfelps") {
+		outmsg := p.Bot.Filter(message, "GOD HATES $NICK")
+		p.Bot.SendMessage(channel, outmsg)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func (p *TalkerPlugin) LoadData() {
+	// no data to load yet?
+}