diff --git a/spaceapi/utils.py b/spaceapi/utils.py
--- a/spaceapi/utils.py
+++ b/spaceapi/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import os.path
 from time import time
+import random
 
 from flask import request, current_app
 
@@ -15,6 +16,31 @@ if not os.path.exists(default_json_file)
 elif not os.path.isfile(default_json_file):
     raise RuntimeError('default.json is not a file!')
 
+possible_open_tweets = {
+    'The space is now open!',
+    'The space is open! Come in and hack something!',
+    'Yes, we\'re open! Come in and create something!',
+}
+
+possible_closed_tweets = {
+    'The space is now closed!',
+    'We\'re closed now! See you soon.',
+}
+
+
+def send_tweet(tweet):
+    if 'TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY' in current_app.config:
+        auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(
+            current_app.config['TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY'],
+            current_app.config['TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET']
+        )
+        auth.set_access_token(
+            current_app.config['TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY'],
+            current_app.config['TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET']
+        )
+        api = tweepy.API(auth)
+        api.update_status(tweet)
+
 
 class Singleton:
 
@@ -98,21 +124,11 @@ class ActiveStatus(Singleton, dict):
         if value is not None:
             self['state']['open'] = value
 
-            if 'TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY' in current_app.config:
-                auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(
-                    current_app.config['TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY'],
-                    current_app.config['TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET']
-                )
-                auth.set_access_token(
-                    current_app.config['TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY'],
-                    current_app.config['TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET']
-                )
-                api = tweepy.API(auth)
-
-                if value:
-                    api.update_status('The space is now open!')
-                else:
-                    api.update_status('The space is now closed!')
+            if value:
+                tweet = random.choice(possible_open_tweets)
+            else:
+                tweet = random.choice(possible_closed_tweets)
+            send_tweet(tweet)
 
             if not value:
                 if 'people_now_present' in self['sensors']: