diff --git a/iffy.coffee b/iffy.coffee
index 2c062a2..98445a4 100644
--- a/iffy.coffee
+++ b/iffy.coffee
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ class Gst
 		@ClearMenu(true)
 		jMenu = $("<div class='iffy-menu'/>").hide()
 		for verb in rgverb
-			jMenuItem = $("<a href='javascript:void(0)'>#{verb.stDisplay}</a><br/>").click(() => verb.dgActivate(); @Display())
+			dgClick = ((verbT) => () => verbT.dgActivate(); @Display())(verb)
+			jMenuItem = $("<a href='javascript:void(0)'>#{verb.stDisplay}</a><br/>").click(dgClick)
 			jMenu.append(jMenuItem)
 		
 		jMenu.css({
@@ -227,6 +228,8 @@ class Gst
 				stHtml = stHtml + "<p class='error'>[[error interpreting markup: #{error}]]</p>"
 		stHtml
 
+bind = (fn, me) -> ((args...) -> fn.apply(me, args))# argh new coffeescript won't let me use __bind :(
+
 # narrative event -- the story is told as a sequence of these.  Contains the HTML to display when the
 # narrative event happens, the preconditions to make sure the event should be allowed to occur, and
 # the resultant effect on the state of the model of the world
@@ -370,7 +373,7 @@ class Word
 			nev = new Nev(dVerb)
 			if not nev.FHasRun(wst) and not @gst.story.actorPlayer.FWillAttempt(wst, nev)
 				stDisplay = $(dVerb).attr("display") or $(dVerb).attr("name")
-				dgActivate = () =>	@gst.story.actorPlayer.RespondTo(wst.nev, new Nev(dVerb))
+				dgActivate = ((dVerbT) => () => @gst.story.actorPlayer.RespondTo(wst.nev, new Nev(dVerbT)))(dVerb)
 				rgverb.push(new Verb(stDisplay, dgActivate))
 		rgverb