diff --git a/scripts/play.pl b/scripts/play.pl
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+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use File::Find::Rule;
+no strict 'subs';
+
+my $SCRIPT_NAME = 'play';
+my $SCRIPT_AUTHOR = 'The Krusty Krab <wowaname@volatile.ch>';
+my $SCRIPT_VERSION = '1.0';
+my $SCRIPT_LICENCE = 'Public domain';
+my $SCRIPT_DESC = 'Play ASCII art';
+our ($pipe, @queue);
+
+if (weechat::register($SCRIPT_NAME, $SCRIPT_AUTHOR, $SCRIPT_VERSION,
+ $SCRIPT_LICENCE, $SCRIPT_DESC, '', '')) {
+	weechat::hook_command('play', 'Play ASCII art',
+		'[-delay ms] [-find] [-pipe "command"] filename',
+		"-delay: delay in milliseconds between lines\n".
+		"-find: list matching files, don't play\n".
+		"-pipe: pipe output into command\n".
+		"filename: file to play. Supports wildcards. By default, searches ".
+		"subdirectories as well unless '/' is found in the filename",
+		'', 'cmd_play', '');
+
+	my %OPTIONS = (
+		delay => ['Default delay between lines', 0],
+		dir => ['Art directory',
+			weechat::info_get('weechat_dir', '').'/ascii'],
+		);
+
+	for my $option (keys %OPTIONS) {
+		weechat::config_set_plugin($option, $OPTIONS{$option}[1])
+		 unless weechat::config_is_set_plugin($option);
+		weechat::config_set_desc_plugin($option, $OPTIONS{$option}[0]);
+	}
+}
+
+sub parse {
+	my ($input, $delay, $pipe, $find) =
+		(shift, weechat::config_get_plugin('delay'), '/msg *', 0);
+
+	if ($input =~ / *-delay +([0-9]+) /) {
+		$delay = $1;
+		$input =~ s/ *-delay +[0-9]+ *//;
+	}
+	if ($input =~ / *-find /) {
+		$find = 1;
+		$input =~ s/ *-find *//;
+	}
+	# greedy match within quotes so we don't need to escape quotes.
+	# i don't think we will be affected negatively by this
+	if ($input =~ / *-pipe +(".+"|[^ ]+) /) {
+		$pipe = $1;
+		$pipe =~ s/^"(.+)"$/$1/ if $pipe =~ /^".+"$/;
+		$input =~ s/ *-pipe +(?:".+"|[^ ]+) *//;
+	}
+
+	return ($delay, $pipe, $find, $input);
+}
+
+sub play {
+	my ($buffer, $line) = (shift, (shift @queue) =~ s/[\r\n]*$//r);
+
+	weechat::command($buffer, "$pipe \x0f$line\x0f");
+
+	return weechat::WEECHAT_RC_OK;
+}
+
+sub cmd_play {
+	my $buffer = $_[1];
+	my ($delay, $find, $file);
+	($delay, $pipe, $find, $file) = parse($_[2]);
+	my $server = weechat::info_get($buffer, 'localvar_server');
+	my ($prio_s, $prio_d) = (
+		weechat::config_get("irc.server.$server.anti_flood_prio_high"),
+		weechat::config_get("irc.server_default.anti_flood_prio_high"),
+		);
+	$delay = ($delay or 1000 * (
+		weechat::config_option_is_null($prio_s)
+		? weechat::config_integer($prio_d)
+		: weechat::config_integer($prio_s)
+		) or 10);
+
+	my $path = File::Find::Rule->file->name($file)
+		->start(weechat::config_get_plugin('dir'));
+
+	if ($find) {
+		weechat::print($buffer, " \t$_") while defined( $_ = $path->match );
+		return weechat::WEECHAT_RC_OK;
+	}
+
+	if ($path and open FH, "<", (($file !~ m"/") ? $path->match :
+		weechat::config_get_plugin('dir')."/$file")) {
+		@queue = <FH>;
+		close FH;
+		weechat::hook_timer($delay, 0, scalar @queue, 'play', $buffer);
+	} else {
+		weechat::print($buffer, weechat::prefix('error').
+			"Cannot open '$file': $!");
+		return weechat::WEECHAT_RC_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	return weechat::WEECHAT_RC_OK;
+}