diff --git a/src/assets/fonts/impact.ttf b/src/assets/fonts/impact.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2675688
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/fonts/impact.ttf differ
diff --git a/src/cogs/funreplies.py b/src/cogs/funreplies.py
index 8392fdc..bb37f5d 100644
--- a/src/cogs/funreplies.py
+++ b/src/cogs/funreplies.py
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ class FunReplies(commands.Cog):
             2000, 9, 11
         )  # Set initial datetime far in the past to allow triggering right after boot
         self.previous_invokations = {
-            "borgerlønn": initial_datetime,
-            "olof palme": initial_datetime,
-            "lesgo": initial_datetime,
-            "neuf": initial_datetime,
-            "yeet": initial_datetime,
+            'borgerlønn': initial_datetime,
+            'olof palme': initial_datetime,
+            'lesgo': initial_datetime,
+            'yeet': initial_datetime
         }
 
     async def reply_to_triggers(self, message: discord.Message):
@@ -47,47 +46,26 @@ class FunReplies(commands.Cog):
 
         message_content = message.content.lower()
 
-        if re.search(r"(^|\W)borgerlønn(\W|$)", message_content, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
-            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations["borgerlønn"]).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
-                await message.reply("<@267415183931080715> DE SNAKKER OM BORGERLØNN")
-                self.previous_invokations["borgerlønn"] = datetime.now()
+        if re.search(r'(^|\W)borgerlønn(\W|$)', message_content, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
+            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations['borgerlønn']).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
+                await message.reply('<@267415183931080715> DE SNAKKER OM BORGERLØNN')
+                self.previous_invokations['borgerlønn'] = datetime.now()
 
-        elif re.search(r"(^|\W)olof palme(\W|$)", message_content, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
-            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations["olof palme"]).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
-                await message.reply("Jeg vet hvem som drepte Olof Palme 👀")
-                self.previous_invokations["olof palme"] = datetime.now()
+        elif re.search(r'(^|\W)olof palme(\W|$)', message_content, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
+            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations['olof palme']).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
+                await message.reply('Jeg vet hvem som drepte Olof Palme 👀')
+                self.previous_invokations['olof palme'] = datetime.now()
 
-        elif re.search(r"(\W|\s)*le+s+go+(\s|\W)*", message_content):
-            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations["lesgo"]).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
-                await message.reply(
-                    "https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/750052141346979850/"
-                    + "824764933513281596/3xhpwbakz2361.png"
-                )
-                self.previous_invokations["lesgo"] = datetime.now()
+        elif re.search(r'(\W|\s)*le+s+go+(\s|\W)*', message_content):
+            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations['lesgo']).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
+                await message.reply('https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/750052141346979850/' +
+                                           '824764933513281596/3xhpwbakz2361.png')
+                self.previous_invokations['lesgo'] = datetime.now()
 
-        elif re.search(
-            r"^((er det|hvor)\s+)*(noen|folk|mange)\s+på\s+(rommet|neuf|kontoret)\?*$",
-            message_content,
-            flags=re.IGNORECASE,
-        ):
-            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations["neuf"]).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
-                # Choose a random user to ping
-                pingable = ["<@554977854971183125>", "<@276061121776058370>"]
-                to_be_pinged = random.choice(pingable)
-                await message.reply(f"Ja, {to_be_pinged} bor der")
-
-                self.previous_invokations["neuf"] = datetime.now()
-
-        elif re.search(r"(^|\W)+ye+et($|\W)+", message_content, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
-            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations["yeet"]).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
-                await message.reply("<:Nei:826593267642662912>")
-                self.previous_invokations["yeet"] = datetime.now()
-
-        elif (
-            re.search(r"https?://(www\.)?instagram\.com/reel/.*", message_content, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-            and message.author.id == 205741213050077185
-        ):
-            await message.reply("||Bruk yt-dlp REEEE||\nhttps://media.tenor.com/Fm0bJgHucO8AAAAd/epic-embed-fail.gif")
+        elif re.search(r'(^|\W)+ye+et($|\W)+', message_content, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
+            if (datetime.now() - self.previous_invokations['yeet']).seconds > self.cooldown_seconds:
+                await message.reply('<:Nei:826593267642662912>')
+                self.previous_invokations['yeet'] = datetime.now()
 
 
 async def setup(bot: commands.Bot):
diff --git a/src/cogs/the.py b/src/cogs/the.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..021de83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cogs/the.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import traceback
+from typing import Any
+import discord
+from discord import app_commands
+from discord.ext import commands
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont, ImageSequence
+import aiohttp
+import io
+
+
+class The(commands.Cog):
+    """
+    This cog lets you make a "the" barnacle boy laser eyes meme
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.background_url = 'https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/777/063/d42.png'
+        self.x = 30
+        self.y = 340
+
+    async def fetch_image(self, url: str) -> io.BytesIO:
+        """
+        Fetch the image from the URL
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        url (str): url
+
+        Returns
+        ----------
+        (io.BytesIO): data buffer
+        """
+        if not url:
+            return None
+
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+            async with session.get(url) as resp:
+                if resp.status != 200:
+                    return None
+                data = io.BytesIO(await resp.read())
+                return data
+
+    def outline_text(
+        self,
+        draw: ImageDraw,
+        text: str,
+        font: ImageFont.FreeTypeFont,
+        x: int,
+        y: int,
+        thickness: int,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Outlines given text
+        """
+
+        for dx in range(-thickness, thickness + 1):
+            for dy in range(-thickness, thickness + 1):
+                if dx != 0 or dy != 0:
+                    draw.text((x + dx, y + dy), text, font=font, fill="black")
+        draw.text((x, y), text, font=font, fill="white")
+
+    @app_commands.command()
+    async def the(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, top_text: str = "", image_url: str = "", bottom_text: str = ""):
+        """
+        Responds with a barnacle boy laser eyes THE meme with the given captions
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        interaction (discord.Interaction): Slash command context object
+        caption (str): top text
+        image_url (str): image url
+        bottom_text (str): bottom text
+
+        Returns
+        ----------
+        (discord.File): an image
+        """
+        await interaction.response.defer()
+        gif = False
+        try:
+            bg_data = await self.fetch_image(self.background_url)
+            background = Image.open(bg_data)
+
+            image_data = await self.fetch_image(image_url)
+
+            if image_data:
+                image = Image.open(image_data)
+
+                if image.format.lower() == "gif":
+                    gif = True
+                    frames = []
+                    for frame in ImageSequence.Iterator(image):
+                        frame = frame.convert("RGBA").resize((200, 200), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+                        new_frame = background.copy().convert("RGBA")
+                        new_frame.alpha_composite(frame, (self.x, self.y))
+                        frames.append(new_frame)
+
+                    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(frames[0], "RGBA")
+                else:
+                    image = image.convert("RGBA").resize((200, 200), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+                    background = background.convert("RGBA")
+                    background.alpha_composite(image, (self.x, self.y))
+
+                    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(background, "RGBA")
+
+            font = ImageFont.truetype("./src/assets/fonts/impact.ttf", 120)
+
+            if top_text:
+                text_x, text_y = (210, -10)
+                self.outline_text(draw, top_text.upper(), font, text_x, text_y, thickness=5)
+
+            if bottom_text:
+                text_x, text_y = (150, 550)
+                self.outline_text(draw, bottom_text.upper(), font, text_x, text_y, thickness=5)
+
+            if gif:
+                with io.BytesIO() as output:
+                    frames[0].save(
+                        output,
+                        format="GIF",
+                        save_all=True,
+                        append_images=frames[1:],
+                        duration=image.info["duration"],
+                        loop=0,
+                        transparency=image.info.get("transparency", 0),
+                        disposal=2,  # Use 'restore to background color' disposal method
+                    )
+                    output.seek(0)
+                    await interaction.followup.send(file=discord.File(output, "result.gif"))
+            else:
+                with io.BytesIO() as output:
+                    background.save(output, format="PNG")
+                    output.seek(0)
+                    await interaction.followup.send(file=discord.File(output, "result.png"))
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            await interaction.followup.send("An error occurred while processing the images.")
+
+
+async def setup(bot):
+    """
+    Add the cog to the bot on extension load
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    bot (commands.Bot): Bot instance
+    """
+
+    await bot.add_cog(The(bot))
+
diff --git a/src/config/config.yaml.example b/src/config/config.yaml.example
index efed68d..1d9715e 100644
--- a/src/config/config.yaml.example
+++ b/src/config/config.yaml.example
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config_mode: dev
 
+dev_guild: 747542543750660178
+
 # Bot settings
 bot:
   token:
diff --git a/src/run.py b/src/run.py
index 0c763d5..6968521 100644
--- a/src/run.py
+++ b/src/run.py
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ from discord.ext import commands
 
 from logger import BotLogger
 
+
+UIO_GAMING_GUILD_ID = 747542543750660178
+DATABASE_RELIANT_COGS = {
+    "birthday.py",
+    "gullkorn.py",
+    "mc_whitelist.py",
+    "word_cloud.py",
+}
+
+
 # Load config file
 with codecs.open("./src/config/config.yaml", "r", encoding="utf8") as f:
     config = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
@@ -26,15 +36,26 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
 
         self.logger = BotLogger().logger  # Initialize logger
 
+        self.guild_id = config.get("dev_guild", UIO_GAMING_GUILD_ID)
+
         # Connect to database
-        db = config.get("database", {})
-        self.db_connection = psycopg2.connect(
-            host=db["host"],
-            dbname=db["dbname"],
-            user=db["username"],
-            password=db["password"],
-        )
-        self.db_connection.autocommit = True
+        db = config.get('database')
+
+        if db is not None:
+            self.db_connection = psycopg2.connect(
+                host=db['host'],
+                dbname=db['dbname'],
+                user=db['username'],
+                password=db['password'],
+            )
+            self.db_connection.autocommit = True
+        else:
+            self.db_connection = None
+            self.logger.warning(
+                "No database credentials specified. "
+                "Disabling db reliant cogs:\n{DATABASE_RELIANT_COGS}"
+            )
+        
 
         # Fetch misc config values
         self.mc_rcon_password = config["minecraft"]["rcon_password"]
@@ -45,9 +66,14 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         self.config_mode = config.get("config_mode")
 
     async def setup_hook(self):
+        cog_files = listdir('./src/cogs')
+
+        if self.db_connection is None:
+            cog_files = set(cog_files) - DATABASE_RELIANT_COGS
+        
         # Load cogs
-        for file in listdir("./src/cogs"):
-            if file.endswith(".py"):
+        for file in cog_files:
+            if file.endswith('.py'):
                 name = file[:-3]
                 await bot.load_extension(f"cogs.{name}")
 
@@ -55,8 +81,8 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         if self.config_mode == "prod":
             await self.tree.sync()
         else:
-            self.tree.copy_global_to(guild=discord.Object(id=412646636771344395))
-            await self.tree.sync(guild=discord.Object(id=412646636771344395))
+            self.tree.copy_global_to(guild=discord.Object(id=self.guild_id))
+            await self.tree.sync(guild=discord.Object(id=self.guild_id))
 
 
 # Create bot instance