diff --git a/examples/avatar.js b/examples/avatar.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0eb1bb27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/avatar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+	this bot is an avatar bot, and will give a user their avatar's URL
+*/
+
+var Discord = require("../");
+
+// Get the email and password
+var AuthDetails = require("./auth.json");
+
+var bot = new Discord.Client();
+
+bot.on("ready", function () {
+	console.log("Ready to begin! Serving in " + bot.channels.length + " channels");
+});
+
+bot.on("disconnected", function () {
+
+	console.log("Disconnected!");
+	process.exit(1); //exit node.js with an error
+	
+});
+
+bot.on("message", function (msg) {
+	if (msg.content === "$avatar") {
+		
+		//see if the user has an avatar
+		if( msg.sender.avatarURL ){
+			bot.reply(msg, msg.sender.avatarURL);
+		}else{
+			//using reply with a message automatically does:
+			// '@sender, ' for you!
+			bot.reply(msg, "you don't have an avatar!");
+		}
+		
+		//alert the console
+		console.log("served " + msg.sender.username);
+
+	}
+});
+
+bot.login(AuthDetails.email, AuthDetails.password);
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diff --git a/examples/catapi.js b/examples/catapi.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae5b7f6aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/catapi.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+	this bot will send an image of a cat to a channel.
+	may be slow depending on your internet connection.
+*/
+
+var Discord = require("../");
+
+// Get the email and password
+var AuthDetails = require("./auth.json");
+
+var bot = new Discord.Client();
+
+bot.on("ready", function () {
+	console.log("Ready to begin! Serving in " + bot.channels.length + " channels");
+});
+
+bot.on("disconnected", function () {
+
+	console.log("Disconnected!");
+	process.exit(1); //exit node.js with an error
+	
+});
+
+bot.on("message", function (msg) {
+	if (msg.content === "$cat") {
+		
+		//send a message to the channel the ping message was sent in.
+		bot.sendMessage(msg.channel, "pong!");
+		
+		//alert the console
+		console.log("pong-ed " + msg.sender.username);
+
+	}
+});
+
+bot.login(AuthDetails.email, AuthDetails.password);
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diff --git a/examples/pingpong.js b/examples/pingpong.js
index 5a9ddc9ec..d5d90588f 100644
--- a/examples/pingpong.js
+++ b/examples/pingpong.js
@@ -11,23 +11,26 @@ var AuthDetails = require("./auth.json");
 
 var bot = new Discord.Client();
 
-bot.on("ready", function(){
+bot.on("ready", function () {
 	console.log("Ready to begin! Serving in " + bot.channels.length + " channels");
 });
 
-bot.on("disconnected", function(){
-	
+bot.on("disconnected", function () {
+
 	console.log("Disconnected!");
 	process.exit(1); //exit node.js with an error
 	
 });
 
-bot.on("message", function(msg){
-	if(msg.content.substring(0,4) === "ping"){
+bot.on("message", function (msg) {
+	if (msg.content.substring(0, 4) === "ping") {
 		
 		//send a message to the channel the ping message was sent in.
-		bot.sendMessage( msg.channel, "pong!" );
+		bot.sendMessage(msg.channel, "pong!");
 		
+		//alert the console
+		console.log("pong-ed " + msg.sender.username);
+
 	}
 });