diff --git a/app/bot.py b/app/bot.py
index 9333c1b7..f1f5fc84 100755
--- a/app/bot.py
+++ b/app/bot.py
@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ def generate_embed(embed_url=None, embed_title=None, embed_description=None, emb
 
   return embed
 
+#### a bunch of silly functions that will listen for messages with specific content
+@bot.listen('on_message')
+async def fix_cdn_url(ctx):
+  if 'media.discordapp.net' in ctx.content:
+    await ctx.delete()
+    await ctx.channel.send(ctx.content.replace('media.discordapp.net', 'cdn.discordapp.com'))
+    return
+
+@bot.listen('on_message')
+async def react_with_dale(ctx):
+  if 'dale' in ctx.content:
+    emoji = discord.utils.get(ctx.guild.emojis, name='dale')
+    if emoji:
+      await ctx.add_reaction(emoji)
+      return
+
+
+
+
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
   print(f'{bot.user.name} has connected to Discord!')
@@ -47,13 +66,6 @@ async def on_ready():
   await bot.get_channel(152921472304676865).send("I have reconnected")
 
 
-@bot.listen('on_message')
-async def on_message(ctx):
-  if 'media.discordapp.net' in ctx.content:
-    await ctx.delete()
-    await ctx.channel.send(ctx.content.replace('media.discordapp.net', 'cdn.discordapp.com'))
-    return
-
 @bot.command(name='shoo')
 async def shoo(ctx):
   if ctx.message.author.id != 144986109804412928: