--- lib/python2.5/site-packages/supybot/plugins/QuoteGrabs/plugin.py.orig	2007-01-15 19:06:40.000000000 +0200
+++ lib/python2.5/site-packages/supybot/plugins/QuoteGrabs/plugin.py	2007-01-15 19:53:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -221,12 +221,14 @@
         s = 'jots down a new quote for %s' % msg.nick
         irc.reply(s, action=True, prefixNick=False)
 
-    def grab(self, irc, msg, args, channel, nick):
-        """[<channel>] <nick>
+    def grab(self, irc, msg, args, channel, nick, idx):
+        """[<channel>] <nick> [<index>]
 
         Grabs a quote from <channel> by <nick> for the quotegrabs table.
         <channel> is only necessary if the message isn't sent in the channel
         itself.
+        <index> is only necessary if you want to grab an older <nick>'s message.
+        (0 = last, 1 = last but one, 2 = last but two, etc)
         """
         # chan is used to make sure we know where to grab the quote from, as
         # opposed to channel which is used to determine which db to store the
@@ -236,14 +238,19 @@
             raise callbacks.ArgumentError
         if ircutils.nickEqual(nick, msg.nick):
             irc.error('You can\'t quote grab yourself.', Raise=True)
+        # let people be lame ;-)
+        idx = abs(idx)
         for m in reversed(irc.state.history):
             if m.command == 'PRIVMSG' and ircutils.nickEqual(m.nick, nick) \
                     and ircutils.strEqual(m.args[0], chan):
+                if idx <= 0:
                 self._grab(irc, m, msg.prefix)
                 irc.replySuccess()
                 return
+                else:
+                    idx -= 1
         irc.error('I couldn\'t find a proper message to grab.')
-    grab = wrap(grab, ['channeldb', 'nick'])
+    grab = wrap(grab, ['channeldb', 'nick', optional('int', 0)])
 
     def quote(self, irc, msg, args, channel, nick):
         """[<channel>] <nick>