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diff --git a/scripts/multimedia/play_random.sh b/scripts/multimedia/play_random.sh
index b2e824fc..c4d3e446 100644
--- a/scripts/multimedia/play_random.sh
+++ b/scripts/multimedia/play_random.sh
@@ -1,31 +1,24 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-hostfile=/etc/HOSTNAME
-if [ ! -f "$hostfile" ]; then
-  hostfile=/etc/hostname
-fi
-if [ ! -f "$hostfile" ]; then
-  echo "Could not find the hostfile for this machine."
-  exit 3
-fi
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# plays a random sound chosen from our sound library.
+
+#hmmm: very fred or feisty meow specific right now.
 
-grunty=$(grep -i gruntose.blurgh <"$hostfile")
-if [ ! -z "$grunty" ]; then
+our_host="$(hostname -f)"
+
+# this will eat the entire hostname, if it's a member of our domain.
+grunty="${our_host%%*gruntose.blurgh}"
+#hmmm: generalize the above also.  oy.
+
+# now check if we should play in our local host zone.
+if [ -z "$grunty" ]; then
   VOXDIR=/z/walrus/media/sounds
-#hmmm: generalize the above.
-  FILE_LIST=$(find $VOXDIR -type f)
-#echo "file list is $FILE_LIST"
-  LINES=$(find $VOXDIR -type f | wc -l)
-#echo "lines is $LINES"
-  LESS_CHANCE=$(expr $LINES \\* 4)
-#echo "less chance is $LESS_CHANCE"
-  TO_PLAY=
-  while [ -z "$TO_PLAY" ]; do
-    TO_PLAY=$(find $VOXDIR -type f | random $LESS_CHANCE | tail -1)
-#echo "to play is $TO_PLAY"
-  done
-
-  # now play the file
-  bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/sound_play.sh $TO_PLAY
+#hmmm: generalize the above location.
+
+  TO_PLAY="$(find $VOXDIR -type f | shuf | tail -n 1)"
+echo "to play is $TO_PLAY"
 
+  # now play the file we randomly chose.
+  bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/multimedia/sound_play.sh $TO_PLAY
 fi