diff --git a/content/index.tree b/content/index.tree
index c406604..1e30897 100644
--- a/content/index.tree
+++ b/content/index.tree
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 % id = "treehouse"
 - # liquidex's treehouse
+<span class="oops-you-seem-to-have-gotten-stuck">
+    <strong>achievement unlocked: <i>I don't want anything to do with this bullshit</i><br></strong>
+    …either that, or you folded the entire tree by accident.<br>
+    feel free to go back any time by clicking here.
+</span>
 
     % id = "01H8V556P1PND8DQ73XBTZZJH7"
     - welcome! make yourself at home
diff --git a/crates/treehouse/src/cli/regenerate.rs b/crates/treehouse/src/cli/regenerate.rs
index 5fb36e2..b33a590 100644
--- a/crates/treehouse/src/cli/regenerate.rs
+++ b/crates/treehouse/src/cli/regenerate.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ pub fn regenerate(paths: &Paths<'_>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     info!("loading config");
     let mut config = Config::load(paths.config_file)?;
     config.site = std::env::var("TREEHOUSE_SITE").unwrap_or(config.site);
+    config.autopopulate_emoji(&paths.static_dir.join("emoji"))?;
 
     info!("cleaning target directory");
     let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(paths.target_dir);
diff --git a/crates/treehouse/src/config.rs b/crates/treehouse/src/config.rs
index 01cf00d..f559e2c 100644
--- a/crates/treehouse/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/treehouse/src/config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, path::Path};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, ffi::OsStr, path::Path};
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct Config {
@@ -28,4 +29,31 @@ impl Config {
         let string = std::fs::read_to_string(path).context("cannot read config file")?;
         toml_edit::de::from_str(&string).context("error in config file")
     }
+
+    fn is_emoji_file(path: &Path) -> bool {
+        path.extension() == Some(OsStr::new("png")) || path.extension() == Some(OsStr::new("svg"))
+    }
+
+    pub fn autopopulate_emoji(&mut self, dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        for file in WalkDir::new(dir) {
+            let entry = file?;
+            if entry.file_type().is_file() && Self::is_emoji_file(entry.path()) {
+                if let Some(emoji_name) = entry.path().file_stem() {
+                    let emoji_name = emoji_name.to_string_lossy();
+                    if !self.emoji.contains_key(emoji_name.as_ref()) {
+                        self.emoji.insert(
+                            emoji_name.into_owned(),
+                            entry
+                                .path()
+                                .strip_prefix(dir)
+                                .unwrap_or(entry.path())
+                                .to_string_lossy()
+                                .into_owned(),
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/static/css/main.css b/static/css/main.css
index 605dcb0..4a40350 100644
--- a/static/css/main.css
+++ b/static/css/main.css
@@ -244,3 +244,31 @@ img.emoji {
     max-height: 1.375em;
     vertical-align: bottom;
 }
+
+/* Funny joke */
+
+@keyframes hello-there {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 0%;
+    }
+
+    70% {
+        opacity: 0%;
+    }
+
+    100% {
+        opacity: 70%;
+    }
+}
+
+.oops-you-seem-to-have-gotten-stuck {
+    margin-top: 16px;
+    display: none;
+    position: absolute;
+    opacity: 0%;
+}
+
+#index\:treehouse>details:not([open])>summary .oops-you-seem-to-have-gotten-stuck {
+    display: inline;
+    animation: 4s hello-there forwards;
+}
diff --git a/treehouse.toml b/treehouse.toml
index a5d026a..1c5a54f 100644
--- a/treehouse.toml
+++ b/treehouse.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ author = "liquidex"
 "dawd3/repo" = "https://github.com/liquidev/dawd3"
 
 [emoji]
-hueh = "hueh.png"