def smiley(str)

      str = str.sub(':)', "<img src='/images/emoticons/1.gif' alt='smile'/>")

      str = str.sub(':(', "<img src='/images/emoticons/2.gif' alt='sad'/>")

      str = str.sub(';)', "<img src='/images/emoticons/3.gif' alt='wink'/>")

      str = str.sub(':D', "<img src='/images/emoticons/4.gif' alt='grin'/>")

      str = str.sub(':P', "<img src='/images/emoticons/5.gif' alt='tongue'/>")

    end

 def thinkGeek

  require 'rss'

  rss = RSS::Parser.parse( open('http://www.thinkgeek.com/xml/app/wishlist/id/<youridhere>').read, false )

  @output = "<p style='text-align: center;font-size: 110%; font-weight: bold;'>" + rss.channel.description + "</p>"

  @output += "<ul id='thinkgeek_update_list'>"

  rss.items.each_with_index do |item,i|
   @output += "<li><a href='" + item.link + "' title='" + cleanStr(item.title) + "'>" + item.title + "</a><br/><a target='_' class='timeStamp' href='" + item.link + "'></a></li>"
  end

  @output += "</ul>"
  
  rescue 
    @output = 'Uh oh!  Seems like something is wrong.. Try again later.'

 end