diff --git a/plugins/Infobot.py b/plugins/Infobot.py
index 54912a77c..c427da10e 100755
--- a/plugins/Infobot.py
+++ b/plugins/Infobot.py
@@ -101,19 +101,25 @@ confirms = ['10-4',
             'Got it',
             'Gotcha',
             'I hear ya']
-initialIs = {'who': '<reply>',
-             'what': '<reply>',
-             'when': '<reply>',
-             'where': '<reply>',
-             'why': '<reply>',
-             'it': '<reply>',
+NORESPONSE = '<reply>'
+initialIs = {'who': NORESPONSE,
+             'what': NORESPONSE,
+             'when': NORESPONSE,
+             'where': NORESPONSE,
+             'why': NORESPONSE,
+             'it': NORESPONSE,
+             'that': NORESPONSE,
+             'this': NORESPONSE,
             }
-initialAre = {'who': '<reply>',
-              'what': '<reply>',
-              'when': '<reply>',
-              'where': '<reply>',
-              'why': '<reply>',
-              'it': '<reply>',
+initialAre = {'who': NORESPONSE,
+              'what': NORESPONSE,
+              'when': NORESPONSE,
+              'where': NORESPONSE,
+              'why': NORESPONSE,
+              'it': NORESPONSE,
+              'they': NORESPONSE,
+              'these': NORESPONSE,
+              'those': NORESPONSE,
               'roses': 'red',
               'violets': 'blue',
              }