diff --git a/lib/common.php b/lib/common.php
index 6ff40ab5f0..19b0e4b643 100644
--- a/lib/common.php
+++ b/lib/common.php
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ $config =
   array('site' =>
 		array('name' => 'Just another Laconica microblog',
 			  'server' => 'localhost',
-			  'path' => '/'),
+			  'path' => '/',
+			  'fancy' => false),
 		'tag' =>
 		array('authority' => 'INVALID TAG',
 			  'date' => 'PUT A DATE HERE',
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 2706ebda58..59f0aa10f0 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -431,6 +431,23 @@ function common_default_avatar($size) {
 }
 
 function common_local_url($action, $args=NULL) {
+	global $config;
+	if ($config['site']['fancy']) {
+		return common_fancy_url($action, $args);
+	} else {
+		return common_simple_url($action, $args);
+	}
+}
+
+function common_fancy_url($action, $args=NULL) {
+	switch (strtolower($action)) {
+	 default:
+		return common_simple_url($action, $args);
+	}
+}
+
+function common_simple_url($action, $args=NULL) {
+	global $config;
 	/* XXX: pretty URLs */
 	$extra = '';
 	if ($args) {