diff --git a/plugins/Factoids.py b/plugins/Factoids.py
index 1849f495b..1e6aef6de 100644
--- a/plugins/Factoids.py
+++ b/plugins/Factoids.py
@@ -178,14 +178,7 @@ class Factoids(ChannelDBHandler, callbacks.Privmsg):
             for result in cursor.fetchall():
                 factoids.append('(#%s) %s' % (counter, result[0]))
                 counter += 1
-            totalResults = len(factoids)
-            if ircutils.shrinkList(factoids, ', or ', 400):
-                s = '%s could be %s (%s shown out of %s)' % \
-                    (key, ', or '.join(factoids),
-                     utils.nItems(len(factoids), 'result'), totalResults)
-            else:
-                s = '%s could be %s' % (key, ', or '.join(factoids))
-            irc.reply(msg, s)
+            irc.reply(msg, '%r could be %s' % (key, ', or '.join(factoids)))
 
     def lock(self, irc, msg, args):
         """[<channel>] <key>
@@ -289,14 +282,14 @@ class Factoids(ChannelDBHandler, callbacks.Privmsg):
         cursor = db.cursor()
         cursor.execute("""SELECT fact, key_id FROM factoids
                           ORDER BY random()
-                          LIMIT 10""")
+                          LIMIT 3""")
         if cursor.rowcount != 0:
             L = []
             for (factoid, id) in cursor.fetchall():
                 cursor.execute("""SELECT key FROM keys WHERE id=%s""", id)
                 (key,) = cursor.fetchone()
                 L.append('"%s": %s' % (ircutils.bold(key), factoid))
-            irc.reply(msg, ircutils.privmsgPayload(L, '; ', 400))
+            irc.reply(msg, '; '.join(L))
         else:
             irc.error(msg, 'I couldn\'t find a factoid.')
 
diff --git a/plugins/FunDB.py b/plugins/FunDB.py
index e6eda3521..7d094cfbb 100755
--- a/plugins/FunDB.py
+++ b/plugins/FunDB.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class FunDB(callbacks.Privmsg):
             lenSoFar += len(s)
             counter -= 1
             L.append(s)
-        irc.reply(msg, ircutils.privmsgPayload(L, '; '))
+        irc.reply(msg, '; '.join(L))
 
     def insult(self, irc, msg, args):
         """<nick>
@@ -551,11 +551,7 @@ class FunDB(callbacks.Privmsg):
             irc.reply(msg, str(cursor.fetchone()[0]))
         else:
             zipcodes = [str(t[0]) for t in cursor.fetchall()]
-            ircutils.shrinkList(zipcodes, ', ', 400)
-            if len(zipcodes) < cursor.rowcount:
-                random.shuffle(zipcodes)
-            irc.reply(msg, '(%s shown of %s): %s' % \
-                      (len(zipcodes), cursor.rowcount, ', '.join(zipcodes)))
+            irc.reply(msg, utils.commaAndify(zipcodes))
 
 Class = FunDB
 
diff --git a/plugins/Http.py b/plugins/Http.py
index f2762997a..a5b1de0b5 100644
--- a/plugins/Http.py
+++ b/plugins/Http.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class Http(callbacks.Privmsg):
         if len(defs) == 0:
             irc.reply(msg, 'No definitions found.')
         else:
-            s = ircutils.privmsgPayload(defs, ', or ')
+            s = ', or '.join(defs)
             irc.reply(msg, '%s could be %s' % (acronym, s))
 
     _netcraftre = re.compile(r'whatos text -->(.*?)<a href="/up/acc', re.S)
diff --git a/plugins/IMDB.py b/plugins/IMDB.py
index 8fe6fc057..17807ed68 100644
--- a/plugins/IMDB.py
+++ b/plugins/IMDB.py
@@ -105,10 +105,7 @@ class IMDB(callbacks.Privmsg):
             titles = ['%s (%s)' % \
                       (utils.unCommaThe(movie.title()), movie.year())
                       for movie in movies]
-            if ircutils.shrinkList(titles, ', ', 425):
-                irc.reply(msg, '%s movies matched, please narrow your search')
-            else:
-                irc.reply(msg, 'Matches: ' + utils.commaAndify(titles))
+            irc.reply(msg, 'Matches: ' + utils.commaAndify(titles))
 
 
 Class = IMDB
diff --git a/plugins/Notes.py b/plugins/Notes.py
index a30603293..598dffc57 100644
--- a/plugins/Notes.py
+++ b/plugins/Notes.py
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ class Notes(callbacks.Privmsg):
         count = cursor.rowcount
         notes = cursor.fetchall()
         L = []
-        more = False
         if count == 0:
             irc.reply(msg, 'You have no unread notes.')
         else:
@@ -263,12 +262,7 @@ class Notes(callbacks.Privmsg):
                         L.append(r'#%s from %s' % (id, sender))
                     else:
                         L.append(r'#%s (private)' % id)
-            if more:
-                ircutils.shrinkList(L, ', ', 400)
-                L.append('and even more notes.')
-            else:
-                ircutils.shrinkList(L, ', ', 450)
-            irc.reply(msg, ', '.join(L))
+            irc.reply(msg, utils.commaAndify(L))
 
     def oldnotes(self, irc, msg, args):
         """takes no arguments
@@ -290,9 +284,7 @@ class Notes(callbacks.Privmsg):
         else:
             ids = [str(t[0]) for t in cursor.fetchall()]
             ids.reverse()
-            ircutils.shrinkList(ids, ', ', 425)
-            ids.reverse()
-            irc.reply(msg, ', '.join(ids))
+            irc.reply(msg, utils.commaAndify(ids))
 
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/RSS.py b/plugins/RSS.py
index 329144fc3..0f16cf101 100644
--- a/plugins/RSS.py
+++ b/plugins/RSS.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class RSS(callbacks.Privmsg):
         if not headlines:
             irc.error(msg, 'Error grabbing RSS feed')
             return
-        irc.reply(msg, ' :: '.join(headlines)
+        irc.reply(msg, ' :: '.join(headlines))
 
     def rssinfo(self, irc, msg, args):
         """<url>
diff --git a/plugins/URLSnarfer.py b/plugins/URLSnarfer.py
index 8bbaf88c3..b62bc4bf4 100644
--- a/plugins/URLSnarfer.py
+++ b/plugins/URLSnarfer.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class URLSnarfer(callbacks.Privmsg, ChannelDBHandler):
         else:
             if nolimit:
                 urls = ['<%s>' % t[0] for t in cursor.fetchall()]
-                s = ircutils.privmsgPayload(urls, ', ', 400)
+                s = ', '.join(urls)
             elif simple:
                 s = cursor.fetchone()[0]
             else:
diff --git a/plugins/Unix.py b/plugins/Unix.py
index eb1b27a71..5a5d543ba 100644
--- a/plugins/Unix.py
+++ b/plugins/Unix.py
@@ -204,12 +204,8 @@ class Unix(callbacks.Privmsg):
             resp = 'Could not find an alternate spelling for "%s"' % word
         elif line[0] == '&':
             matches = line.split(':')[1].strip()
-            match_list = matches.split(', ')
-            total = len(match_list)
-            ircutils.shrinkList(match_list, ', ', 350)
-            shown = len(match_list)
-            resp = 'Possible spellings for "%s" (%d found, %d shown): %s.' % \
-                (word, total, shown, ', '.join(match_list))
+            resp = 'Possible spellings for %r: %s.' % \
+                   (word, utils.commaAndify(matches.split(', ')))
         else:
             resp = 'Something unexpected was seen in the [ai]spell output.'
         irc.reply(msg, resp)