diff --git a/toota-palooza/cli.py b/toota-palooza/cli.py
index 2e77ac5..b0408ad 100644
--- a/toota-palooza/cli.py
+++ b/toota-palooza/cli.py
@@ -14,18 +14,20 @@ import os
 import time
 import argparse
 import sys
-
+from pathlib import Path
+import random
 
 class Tooter(Mastodon):
     credentials: dict = {}
     hostname: str     = ''
+    files: dict       = {}
+    client_id: str    = '.toota-palooza.env'
 
     def __init__(self, name: str):
         self.name = name
         cred_dict = self.credentials[self.name]
         self.username  = cred_dict['addr']
         self.password  = cred_dict['pass']
-        self.client_id = f'.toota-palooza.env'
         self.cred_file = f'.toota-palooza-usercred-{self.name}.env'
 
         super().__init__(client_id=self.client_id, api_base_url=self.hostname)
@@ -52,6 +54,14 @@ class Tooter(Mastodon):
                 raise KeyError(f'`pass` field missing from {username}')
         cls.credentials = as_dict
 
+    @classmethod
+    def load_src_files(cls, dir: Path) -> None:
+        for item in dir.iterdir():
+            if not item.is_file():
+                continue
+            with item.open('r') as f:
+                cls.files[f.name] = f.readlines()
+
 
 def check_public_timeline(tooter: Tooter):
     """Do one run. Connect to the database, connect to the server, get the public timeline.
@@ -107,7 +117,22 @@ def once(tooter: Tooter):
     """Run from a command line."""
     # message = check_public_timeline(tooter)
     message = f'{tooter.name} says hi!'
-    tooter.toot(message)
+    print(
+        # random sentence
+        random.choice(
+            # from a random line
+            random.choice(
+                # from a random file
+                random.choice(
+                    list(tooter.files.values())
+                )
+            )
+            # stripped and split on full stops
+            .strip().split('.')
+        )
+        # stripped of weird punctuation
+        .strip()
+    )
     return 0
 
 def main():
@@ -117,10 +142,22 @@ def main():
         help='Enable debugging messages.')
     parser.add_argument( '-o', '--once', action='store_true',
         help='Run once and exit. Default is to run as a daemon.')
-    parser.add_argument( 'file', nargs='?', default='users.toml',
+    parser.add_argument( '-D', '--directory', default='text',
+        help='Change directory to source files from.')
+    parser.add_argument( 'file', type=argparse.FileType('r'),
         help='Change file to source users from.')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    p = Path(args.directory)
+    if not p.exists():
+        print(f'{sys.argv[0]}: {args.directory}: No such file or directory', file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    if not p.is_dir():
+        print(f'{sys.argv[0]}: {args.directory}: Is not a directory', file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+    Tooter.load_src_files(p)
+
     Tooter.load_credentials(args.file)
 
     if args.once: