diff --git a/nxy/plugins/useless.py b/nxy/plugins/useless.py
index 6a3bf3b..4d83839 100644
--- a/nxy/plugins/useless.py
+++ b/nxy/plugins/useless.py
@@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ GNU_LINUX = """I'd Just Like To Interject For A Moment. What you're referring
 class Useless(Plugin):
     requires = ['irc3.plugins.command']
 
-    @event(r'(?i)^:.* PRIVMSG (?P<channel>.*) :'
+    @event(r'(?i)^:\S+ PRIVMSG (?P<channel>\S+) :'
            r'.*(?<!gnu[/+])linux(?! kernel).*')
     def linux(self, channel: str):
         if random.randint(0, 4) is 0:
             self.bot.privmsg(channel, GNU_LINUX)
 
-    @event(r'(?i)^:.* PRIVMSG (?P<channel>.*) :(?P<data>huehuehue)$')
-    def huehuehue(self, channel: str, data: str):
-        self.bot.privmsg(channel, data)
+    @event(r'(?i)^:\S+ PRIVMSG (?P<channel>\S+) :(?P<msg>huehuehue)$')
+    def huehuehue(self, channel: str, msg: str):
+        self.bot.privmsg(channel, msg)
 
-    @event(r'(?i)^:.* PRIVMSG (?P<channel>.*) :same$')
+    @event(r'(?i)^:\S+ PRIVMSG (?P<channel>\S+) :same$')
     def same(self, channel: str):
         self.bot.privmsg(channel, 'same')
 
-    @event(r'(?i)^:.* PRIVMSG (?P<channel>.*) :\[(?P<data>.*)\]$')
+    @event(r'(?i)^:\S+ PRIVMSG (?P<channel>\S+) :\[(?P<data>.*)\]$')
     def intensifies(self, channel: str, data: str):
         self.bot.privmsg(channel, fmt('{bold}[{data} INTENSIFIES]',
                                       data=data.upper()))
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Useless(Plugin):
     @command
     def storyofpomfface(self, mask: IrcString, channel: IrcString,
                         args: DocOptDict):
-        """Story of pomf face
+        """Story of pomf face.
 
         %%storyofpomfface
         """
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Useless(Plugin):
 
     @command
     def jn(self, mask: IrcString, channel: IrcString, args: DocOptDict):
-        """Decides between yes and no (for a question)
+        """Decides between yes and no (for a question).
 
         %%jn <question>
         %%jn
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Useless(Plugin):
 
     @command
     def kiss(self, mask: IrcString, channel: IrcString, args: DocOptDict):
-        """Kisses a user
+        """Kisses a user.
 
         %%kiss <nick>
         """
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Useless(Plugin):
     @command
     def hug(self, mask: IrcString, channel: IrcString,
             args: DocOptDict) -> str:
-        """Hugs a user
+        """Hugs a user.
 
         %%hug <nick>
         """
@@ -86,14 +86,12 @@ class Useless(Plugin):
 
     @command
     def hack(self, mask: IrcString, channel: IrcString, args: DocOptDict):
-        """Hacks (a user)
+        """Hacks (a user).
 
         %%hack [<nick>]
         """
         nick = args.get('<nick>') or ''
-        if nick:
-            nick = ' {nick}'.format(nick=nick)
-        return 'hacking{nick}...'.format(nick=nick)
+        return 'hacking{}...'.format(' %s' % nick if nick else '')
 
     @command
     def gay(self, mask: IrcString, channel: IrcString, args: DocOptDict):
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ class Useless(Plugin):
 
     @command
     def rainbow(self, mask: IrcString, channel: IrcString, args: DocOptDict):
-        """Colorize a word in rainbow colors
+        """Colorize a word in rainbow colors.
 
         %%rainbow <word>...
         """
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ class Useless(Plugin):
 
     @command
     def wrainbow(self, mask: IrcString, channel: IrcString, args: DocOptDict):
-        """Colorize words in a sentence with rainbow colors
+        """Colorize words in a sentence with rainbow colors.
 
         %%wrainbow <words>...
         """