diff --git a/code/datums/verbs.dm b/code/datums/verbs.dm
index 72634a3ff5..889efa89c2 100644
--- a/code/datums/verbs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/verbs.dm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 /datum/verbs
 	var/name
 	var/list/children
@@ -100,3 +101,107 @@
 		CRASH("Invalid verb_type: [verb_type]")
 	for (var/typepath in subtypesof(verb_type))
 		new typepath()
+=======
+/datum/verbs
+	var/name
+	var/list/children
+	var/datum/verbs/parent
+	var/list/verblist
+	var/abstract = FALSE
+
+//returns the master list for verbs of a type
+/datum/verbs/proc/GetList()
+	CRASH("Abstract verblist for [type]")
+
+//do things for each entry in Generate_list
+//return value sets Generate_list[verbpath]
+/datum/verbs/proc/HandleVerb(list/entry, atom/verb/verbpath, ...)
+	return entry
+
+/datum/verbs/New()
+	var/mainlist = GetList()
+	var/ourentry = mainlist[type]
+	children = list()
+	verblist = list()
+	if (ourentry)
+		if (!islist(ourentry)) //some of our childern already loaded
+			qdel(src)
+			CRASH("Verb double load: [type]")
+		Add_children(ourentry)
+
+	mainlist[type] = src
+
+	Load_verbs(type, typesof("[type]/verb"))
+
+	var/datum/verbs/parent = mainlist[parent_type]
+	if (!parent)
+		mainlist[parent_type] = list(src)
+	else if (islist(parent))
+		parent += src
+	else
+		parent.Add_children(list(src))
+
+/datum/verbs/proc/Set_parent(datum/verbs/_parent)
+	parent = _parent
+	if (abstract)
+		parent.Add_children(children)
+		var/list/verblistoftypes = list()
+		for(var/thing in verblist)
+			LAZYADD(verblistoftypes[verblist[thing]], thing)
+
+		for(var/verbparenttype in verblistoftypes)
+			parent.Load_verbs(verbparenttype, verblistoftypes[verbparenttype])
+
+/datum/verbs/proc/Add_children(list/kids)
+	if (abstract && parent)
+		parent.Add_children(kids)
+		return
+
+	for(var/thing in kids)
+		var/datum/verbs/item = thing
+		item.Set_parent(src)
+		if (!item.abstract)
+			children += item
+
+/datum/verbs/proc/Load_verbs(verb_parent_type, list/verbs)
+	if (abstract && parent)
+		parent.Load_verbs(verb_parent_type, verbs)
+		return
+
+	for (var/verbpath in verbs)
+		verblist[verbpath] = verb_parent_type
+
+/datum/verbs/proc/Generate_list(...)
+	. = list()
+	if (length(children))
+		for (var/thing in children)
+			var/datum/verbs/child = thing
+			var/list/childlist = child.Generate_list(arglist(args))
+			if (childlist)
+				var/childname = "[child]"
+				if (childname == "[child.type]")
+					var/list/tree = splittext(childname, "/")
+					childname = tree[tree.len]
+				.[child.type] = "parent=[url_encode(type)];name=[childname]"
+				. += childlist
+
+	for (var/thing in verblist)
+		var/atom/verb/verbpath = thing
+		if (!verbpath)
+			stack_trace("Bad VERB in [type] verblist: [english_list(verblist)]")
+		var/list/entry = list()
+		entry["parent"] = "[type]"
+		entry["name"] = verbpath.desc
+		if (copytext(verbpath.name,1,2) == "@")
+			entry["command"] = copytext(verbpath.name,2)
+		else
+			entry["command"] = replacetext(verbpath.name, " ", "-")
+
+		.[verbpath] = HandleVerb(arglist(list(entry, verbpath) + args))
+
+/world/proc/LoadVerbs(verb_type)
+	if(!ispath(verb_type, /datum/verbs) || verb_type == /datum/verbs)
+		CRASH("Invalid verb_type: [verb_type]")
+	for (var/typepath in subtypesof(verb_type))
+		new typepath()
+>>>>>>> 9147170... Fix the preference menus not expanding (#37578)
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 49d6c4b04a..c1af91f042 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(external_rsc_urls)
 		winset(src, "[topmenu.type]", "parent=menu;name=[url_encode(topmenuname)]")
 		var/list/entries = topmenu.Generate_list(src)
 		for (var/child in entries)
-			winset(src, "[url_encode(child)]", "[entries[child]]")
+			winset(src, "[child]", "[entries[child]]")
 			if (!ispath(child, /datum/verbs/menu))
 				var/atom/verb/verbpath = child
 				if (copytext(verbpath.name,1,2) != "@")