diff --git a/game.js b/game.js
index b1ec340..ed2dcce 100644
--- a/game.js
+++ b/game.js
@@ -1944,24 +1944,10 @@ function chew()
   let linesummary = summarize(prey.sum(), false);
 
   let people = get_living_prey(prey.sum());
-  let sound = "";
-  if (people == 0) {
-    sound = "";
-  } else if (people < 3) {
-    sound = "Snap.";
-  } else if (people < 10) {
-    sound = "Crunch.";
-  } else if (people < 50) {
-    sound = "Crack!";
-  } else if (people < 500) {
-    sound = "CRUNCH!";
-  } else if (people < 5000) {
-    sound = "CRRRUNCH!";
-  } else {
-    sound = "Oh the humanity!";
-  }
 
   let preyMass = prey.sum_property("mass");
+  
+  let sound = getSound("chew", preyMass);
 
   add_victim_people("chew",prey);
 
diff --git a/sounds.js b/sounds.js
index 705cf26..b24391a 100644
--- a/sounds.js
+++ b/sounds.js
@@ -1,34 +1,47 @@
+let last_used = {};
+
 let sounds = {
-  "crush": ["Thump.", "Crunch.", "Crrruunch.", "CRUNCH!", "CRRRUNNCH!", "SKRRRRUNCH!", "SKRRRRRRRSMASH!"],
-  "swallow": ["Ulp.", "Gulp.", "Glrph.", "Glrrrpkh.", "Gluuuurrkph!","GLRP!","GLRRRRPKH!","GLUUUUURRPKH!"],
-  "liquid": ["Dribble.","Splat.","Splash.","Sploosh.","SPLASH!","SPLOOSH!","SPLOOOOOOSH!"],
-  "insert": ["Slp.","Shlp.","Shlllp.","Shlllrp.","SHLP!","SHLLLLRP!"],
-  "drop": ["Thump.","Thump!","Splat.","Splat!","SPLAT!"],
-  "belch": ["Burp.","Urph.","Urrrrrph.","UuuuuuuRRRRRPPHHHhhhh.","UUUURRRRPHH!","BUUUURRRRRRRRPPPHHH!"],
+  "crush": [["Thump.", "Thoomp."], ["Crunch."], ["Crrruunch."], ["CRUNCH!"], ["CRRRUNNCH!"], ["SKRRRRUNCH!"], ["SKRRRRRRRSMASH!"]],
+  "swallow": [["Ulp.", "Glp.", "Slurp."], ["Glrph.", "Glurk."], ["Gluuuurrkph!", "Glurp - GLK."],["GLRP!", "GULP!", "GLUK!"],["GLRRRRPKH!", "GLUUUURK!"],["GLUUUUURRPKH!", "GLOOOORPH-GLK!"]],
+  "liquid": [["Dribble."],["Splat."],["Splash."],["Sploosh."],["SPLASH!"],["SPLOOSH!"],["SPLOOOOOOSH!"]],
+  "insert": [["Slp.", "Shlk."],["Shlp.", "Shlrp."],["Shlllp."],["SHLP!", "SQUELCH!"],["SHLLLLRP!"]],
+  "drop": [["Thump."],["Thump!"],["Splat."],["Splat!"],["SPLAT!"]],
+  "belch": [["Burp.", "Urp."],["Urph.", "Burph."],["Urrrrrph."],["UuuuuuuRRRRRPPHHHhhhh."],["UUUURRRRPHH!"],["BUUUURRRRRRRRPPPHHH!"]],
   "fart":
-  ["Pft.","Pffft.","Pfffffbt.","Frrrrrrrt.","FRRRRRRRRPBBT!"],
+  [["Pft."],["Pffft."],["Pfffffbt."],["Frrrrrrrt."],["FRRRRRRRRPBBT!"]],
   "scat":
-  ["Clench.","Squeeeeeze.","Squeeeeeeeeeeeze.","Sqlllllch.","SQLLLLLLCH!"],
+  [["Clench."],["Squeeeeeze."],["Squeeeeeeeeeeeze."],["Sqlllllch."],["SQLLLLLLCH!"]],
   "digest":
-  ["Grrgle.","Grrrrgle","Grrrrlglorp.","GrrrrGLRRRLPH!","GRRRRRLGPRLHK!"],
+  [["Grrgle."],["Grrrrgle"],["Grrrrlglorp."],["GrrrrGLRRRLPH!"],["GRRRRRLGPRLHK!"]],
   "goo":
-  ["Splat.", "Squish.", "Squish!", "SQLCH!", "SQLLLLRCH!", "SQQQQUEEEEELLCH!"],
+  [["Splat."], ["Squish."], ["Squish!"], ["SQLCH!"], ["SQLLLLRCH!"], ["SQQQQUEEEEELLCH!"]],
   "vomit":
-  ["Hurk.", "Hurrk.", "Bleugh.", "Bleugh!", "Bleeeugh!", "BLEEEUGHK!"],
+  [["Hurk."], ["Hurrk."], ["Bleugh."], ["Bleugh!"], ["Bleeeugh!"], ["BLEEEUGHK!"]],
   "breath":
-  ["Woosh.","Fwoosh.","FWOOSH.","FWOOSH!","FWOOOOOOSH!"]
+  [["Woosh."],["Fwoosh."],["FWOOSH."],["FWOOSH!"],["FWOOOOOOSH!"]],
+  "chew":
+  [["Snap.", "Crack."],["Crunch."],["Crack!"],["CRUNCH!"],["CRRRUNCH!"]]
 };
 
-function pickByMass(list, mass) {
+function pickByMass(name, mass) {
+  let list = sounds[name];
   let index = Math.floor(Math.log10(mass/100)/2);
   index = Math.max(index, 0);
 
-  if (index < list.length)
-    return list[index];
-  else
-    return list[list.length-1];
+  choice = index < list.length ? list[index] : list[list.length-1];
+
+  let subindex = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(choice.length));
+
+  // less likely to repeat
+  if (last_used[name] != undefined && last_used[name] == subindex) {
+    subindex = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(choice.length));
+  }
+
+  last_used[name] = subindex;
+
+  return choice[subindex];
 }
 
 function getSound(name, mass) {
-  return pickByMass(sounds[name],mass);
+  return "<i>" + pickByMass(name,mass) + "</i>";
 }