diff --git a/glist/glist.go b/glist/glist.go
index af3dbaa..783efed 100644
--- a/glist/glist.go
+++ b/glist/glist.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -69,15 +70,17 @@ func (g *GList) persist() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (g *GList) Add(text string) error {
-	for _, item := range g.Items {
-		if item.Text == text {
-			return fmt.Errorf("dupe:%s", text)
+func (g *GList) Add(t string) {
+outer:
+	for _, text := range strings.Split(t, "\n") {
+		for _, item := range g.Items {
+			if item.Text == text {
+				continue outer
+			}
 		}
+		g.Items = append(g.Items, Entry{text, false})
 	}
-	g.Items = append(g.Items, Entry{text, false})
 	reqs <- g
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (g *GList) Toggle(text string) error {
diff --git a/glist/glist_test.go b/glist/glist_test.go
index 9ae4691..36d3625 100644
--- a/glist/glist_test.go
+++ b/glist/glist_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package glist
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -13,8 +14,23 @@ func TestGList(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	expected := `{"chat_id":4342,"text":"ok","reply_markup":{"inline_keyboard":[[{"text":"✓ foo","callback_data":"foo"}]]}}`
+
+	expected := `{"chat_id":4342,"text":"List:","reply_markup":{"inline_keyboard":[[{"text":"✓ foo","callback_data":"foo"}],[{"text":"clear checked","callback_data":"clear"}]]}}`
 	if expected != string(data) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected: %s\n got:%s\n", expected, string(data))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSplit(t *testing.T) {
+	g := GList{}
+	reqs = make(chan *GList, 50)
+	g.Add("foo")
+	g.Add("bar\nfoo\nblah")
+	g.Add("foo")
+	g.Add("lskfj")
+	expected := `{0 {0 0} 0 <nil> [{foo false} {bar false} {blah false} {lskfj false}]}`
+	actual := fmt.Sprintf("%v", g)
+	if expected != actual {
+		t.Fatalf("expected: %s\n got:%s\n", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c4b6cf2..989cf72 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func handleTextAdded(gl *glist.GList, text string) {
+	if text == "" {
+		return
+	}
 	gl.Mutex.Lock()
 	defer gl.Mutex.Unlock()
 	gl.Add(text)