diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
index 7e4275df01..830ff05a1c 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
@@ -457,21 +457,18 @@ var/message_delay = 0 // To make sure restarting the recentmessages list is kept
 
 		if (length(heard_masked))
 			for (var/mob/R in heard_masked)
-				R << "heard_masked"
 				R.hear_radio(message,verbage, speaking, part_a, part_b, M, 0, name)
 
 		/* --- Process all the mobs that heard the voice normally (understood) --- */
 
 		if (length(heard_normal))
 			for (var/mob/R in heard_normal)
-				R << "heard_normal"
 				R.hear_radio(message, verbage, speaking, part_a, part_b, M, 0, realname)
 
 		/* --- Process all the mobs that heard the voice normally (did not understand) --- */
 
 		if (length(heard_voice))
 			for (var/mob/R in heard_voice)
-				R << "heard_voice"
 				R.hear_radio(message,verbage, speaking, part_a, part_b, M,0, vname)
 
 		/* --- Process all the mobs that heard a garbled voice (did not understand) --- */
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
index b42f51c9ec..1471ea2d02 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
@@ -514,3 +514,22 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/monkey/IsAdvancedToolUser()//Unless its monkey mode monkeys cant use advanced tools
 	return 0
+
+/mob/living/carbon/monkey/say(var/message)
+        if(stat)
+                return
+
+        if(copytext(message,1,2) == "*")
+                return emote(copytext(message,2))
+
+        if(stat)
+                return
+
+        var/verb = "says"
+
+        if(speak_emote.len)
+                verb = pick(speak_emote)
+
+        message = capitalize(trim_left(message))
+
+        ..(message, null, verb)