diff --git a/source/sw/src/jplayer.cpp b/source/sw/src/jplayer.cpp
index de7da172b..67ee57276 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/jplayer.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/jplayer.cpp
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ int minigametext(int x,int y,const char *t,char s,short dabits)
             if (*t == 32) {newx+=4; t++; continue; }
             else ac = *t - '!' + 2930;
 
-            if ((ac < 2930 || ac > 3023) && *t != asc_Space) break;
-
             if (*t > asc_Space && *t < 127)
             {
                 newx += tilesiz[ac].x;
@@ -162,8 +160,6 @@ int minigametext(int x,int y,const char *t,char s,short dabits)
         if (*t == 32) {x+=4; t++; continue; }
         else ac = *t - '!' + 2930;
 
-        if ((ac < 2930 || ac > 3023) && *t != asc_Space) break;
-
         if (*t > asc_Space && *t < 127)
         {
             rotatesprite(x<<16,y<<16,65536L,0,ac,-128,17,dabits,0,0,xdim-1,ydim-1);
diff --git a/source/sw/src/sprite.cpp b/source/sw/src/sprite.cpp
index 281abc783..e578786d8 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/sprite.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/sprite.cpp
@@ -5773,9 +5773,9 @@ KeyMain:
                 if (pp == Player+myconnectindex && hud_messages)
                 {
                     int cookie = (adult_lockout || Global_PLock)? STD_RANDOM_RANGE(10) : STD_RANDOM_RANGE(MAX_FORTUNES);
-                    // print to the console, and if active to the generic notify display.
-                    FStringf msg(TEXTCOLOR_SAPPHIRE "%s: %s", GStrings("TXTS_FORTUNE"), quoteMgr.GetQuote(QUOTE_COOKIE + cookie));
-                    Printf("%s\n", msg.GetChars());
+                    // print to the console, and the user quote display.
+                    FStringf msg("%s %s", GStrings("TXTS_FORTUNE"), quoteMgr.GetQuote(QUOTE_COOKIE + cookie));
+                    Printf(TEXTCOLOR_SAPPHIRE "%s\n", msg.GetChars());
                     adduserquote(msg.GetChars());
                 }