diff --git a/command.rkt b/command.rkt
index 640319f..7696fee 100644
--- a/command.rkt
+++ b/command.rkt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       (current-directory)))
 
 (define-for-syntax (command-error error-string)
-  `(displayln (string-append "Error: ", error-string)))
+  `(displayln (string-append "Pollen error: ", error-string)))
 
 (define-syntax (just-a-hook-for-the-macro stx)
   (if arg-command-name
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
                                (parameterize ([world:current-project-root ,arg-project-directory])
                                  (start-server))))]
                        [else (if (regexp-match #rx"(shit|fuck)" arg-command-name)
-                                 (displayln (let ([responses '("Cursing at free software? Really?" "How uncouth." "Same to you, buddy.")])
+                                 `(displayln ,(let ([responses '("Cursing at free software? Really?" "How uncouth." "Same to you, buddy.")])
                                               (list-ref responses (random (length responses)))))
-                                 (command-error (format "unknown command ~a" arg-command-name)))]))
+                                 (command-error (format "unknown command '~a'" arg-command-name)))]))
       #'(begin)))
 
 (just-a-hook-for-the-macro)
diff --git a/debug.rkt b/debug.rkt
index 7d1520c..c5733c9 100644
--- a/debug.rkt
+++ b/debug.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #lang racket/base
 (require racket/date racket/string)
-(require sugar/debug sugar/define)
+(require sugar/debug sugar/define "world.rkt")
 
 (provide  (all-from-out sugar/debug))
 
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@
   (displayln (string-join `(,@(map (λ(x)(if (string? x) x (format "~v" x))) items))) (current-error-port)))
 
 (define+provide (message . items)
-  (displayln (string-join `(,(make-debug-timestamp) ,@(map (λ(x)(if (string? x) x (format "~v" x))) items))) (current-error-port)))
+  (apply message-threshold world:threshold-normal items))
+
+(define+provide (message-threshold threshold . items)
+  (when (threshold . <= . (world:current-message-threshold))
+    (displayln (string-join `(,(make-debug-timestamp) ,@(map (λ(x)(if (string? x) x (format "~v" x))) items))) (current-error-port))))
 
 (define (exn+stack->string exn)
   (string-append 
diff --git a/world.rkt b/world.rkt
index 7dacfaf..6ba131d 100644
--- a/world.rkt
+++ b/world.rkt
@@ -57,4 +57,8 @@
 (define current-module-root (make-parameter #f))
 (define current-server-extras-path (make-parameter #f))
 
+(define threshold-silent 0)
+(define threshold-normal 10)
+(define threshold-debug 100)
+(define current-message-threshold (make-parameter threshold-debug))