diff --git a/FemMonitor/company.c b/FemMonitor/company.c
index 3d0e71e..0b66c77 100644
--- a/FemMonitor/company.c
+++ b/FemMonitor/company.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <libxml/HTMLparser.h>
 #include <libxml/tree.h>
 #include <libxml/xpath.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -107,6 +108,10 @@ void* company_refresh(void* arg)
                 mvwprintw(window, START_ROW+5, i, " ");
             // print the funny reference
             mvwprintw(window, START_ROW+5, START_COL, "%s", tagline);
+            // say the funny reference
+            char buf[1024];
+            sprintf(buf, "espeak \"%s\" >/dev/null 2>&1", tagline);
+            system(buf);
         }
         
         
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebfec59..d3f7220 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Best viewed on a wall-mounted 4:3 monitor with a VGA font.
 
 - libxml2.2
 
+- espeak (not as a library, just the program)
+
 ## Building
 
 If you're on Windows you're fucked.