diff --git a/lorebot/lorebot.go b/lorebot/lorebot.go
index 35be89c..c2fc109 100644
--- a/lorebot/lorebot.go
+++ b/lorebot/lorebot.go
@@ -62,36 +62,24 @@ Loop:
 		select {
 		case msg := <-rtm.IncomingEvents:
 			switch ev := msg.Data.(type) {
-			//case *slack.ConnectedEvent:
-			//	//botId = ev.Info.User.ID
-			//case *slack.TeamJoinEvent:
-			//	// Handle new user to client
 			case *slack.MessageEvent:
 				if ev.Type == "message" {
-					//if ev.Text == "test" {
-					//	rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("MY NAME IS ..JHEFFFFF", ev.Channel))
-					//}
-					//if strings.Contains(ev.Text, ".lore") {
-					//	//rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("THA LORE", ev.Channel))
-					//	s := strings.SplitN(string(ev.Text), " ", 2)
-					//	//command, content := s[0], s[1]
-					//	lorehandler(redisClient, rtm, ev, s[1])
-					//}
-					//if strings.Contains(ev.Text, ".help") {
-					//	helpmsg(rtm, ev)
-					//}
-					//if strings.Contains(ev.Text, ".help2") {
-					//	helpmsg(rtm, ev)
-					//}
+					glogger.Debug.Printf("processing: %s", ev.Text)
 					// see if the message begins with '.', it could be a command
-					comm := fmt.Sprintf("%c", ev.Text[0])
-					if comm == "." {
-						if strings.Count(ev.Text, " ") == 0 {
-							// no spaces, its a static command
-							staticCommandHandler(rtm, ev, redisClient)
-						} else {
-							// spaces, dynamic handler
-							dynamicCommandHandler(rtm, ev, redisClient)
+					if len(ev.Text) == 0 {
+						// nil message, dont print
+						//glogger.Debug.Println("breaking on blank message")
+						break
+					} else {
+						comm := fmt.Sprintf("%c", ev.Text[0])
+						if comm == "." {
+							if strings.Count(ev.Text, " ") == 0 {
+								// no spaces, its a static command
+								staticCommandHandler(rtm, ev, redisClient)
+							} else {
+								// spaces, dynamic handler
+								dynamicCommandHandler(rtm, ev, redisClient)
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -101,6 +89,7 @@ Loop:
 				fmt.Printf("Invalid credentials")
 				break Loop
 			default:
+				// ignore all other events
 				//fmt.Printf("Unknown error")
 				//fmt.Printf("%v\n", msg.Data)
 			}
@@ -162,7 +151,8 @@ func dynamicCommandHandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, redisClient *
 	case "rmlore":
 		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("command not yet supported", ev.Channel))
 	case "rek":
-		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("command not yet supported", ev.Channel))
+		s := strings.SplitN(string(ev.Text), " ", 2)
+		rekhandler(redisClient, rtm, ev, s[1])
 	case "created":
 		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("command not yet supported", ev.Channel))
 	case "owner":
@@ -236,6 +226,12 @@ func lorehandler(redisClient *redis.Client, rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEve
 	}
 }
 
+func rekhandler(redisClient *redis.Client, rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, target string) {
+	rektBit, _ := redisClient.SRandMember("index:rekt").Result()
+	rekFmt := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", target, rektBit)
+	rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage(rekFmt, ev.Channel))
+}
+
 func checkLore(searchTerm string, redisClient *redis.Client) (string, error) {
 	val, err := redisClient.Get(fmt.Sprintf("lore:%s:content", searchTerm)).Result()
 	if err != nil {