diff --git a/commands/command.py b/commands/command.py
index d49bb94..927a63d 100644
--- a/commands/command.py
+++ b/commands/command.py
@@ -79,6 +79,33 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             self.tokenized_words = TokenWords(self.args.strip())
         return self.tokenized_words
 
+    def search_list_by_func(self, lst, func_name, lambda_filter=None):
+        """
+        Search items in 'lst' that have a function, 'func_name'.
+
+        Further refine the return list by the 'lambda_filter'.
+        """
+
+        items = [item for item in lst
+                 if item.has_method(func_name)]
+        if lambda_filter:
+            return list(filter(lambda_filter, items))
+        return items
+
+    def search_room_by_func(self, func_name, lambda_filter=None):
+        """
+        Find items in the caller's room with a function, 'func_name'.
+        """
+        return self.search_list_by_func(self.caller.location.contents,
+                                        func_name, lambda_filter)
+
+    def search_contents_by_func(self, func_name, lambda_filter=None):
+        """
+        Find items in the caller's inventory with a function, 'func_name'.
+        """
+        return self.search_list_by_func(self.caller.contents, func_name,
+                                        lambda_filter)
+
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/commands/everyone.py b/commands/everyone.py
index e4539d9..546fc36 100755
--- a/commands/everyone.py
+++ b/commands/everyone.py
@@ -454,10 +454,6 @@ class CmdDrink(Command):
     key = "drink"
     aliases = ["sip", "quaff"]
 
-    def not_empty(self, item):
-        """Return true is the cup has some drink left in it."""
-        return (item.db.amount or 0) > 0
-
     def drink_item(self, name):
         """Find item in inventory, name, and call 'do_drink' on it."""
         notfound = f"You don't have {name} in your inventory."
@@ -471,8 +467,9 @@ class CmdDrink(Command):
 
     def drink_anything(self):
         """Drink anything in your inventory, but only if you have one thing."""
-        containers = [item for item in self.caller.contents
-                      if item.has_method('do_drink') and self.not_empty(item)]
+        def not_empty(item):
+            return (item.db.amount or 0) > 0
+        containers = self.search_contents_by_func('do_drink', not_empty)
         if len(containers) == 1:
             containers[0].do_drink(self.caller)
         elif len(containers) > 1:
@@ -508,10 +505,6 @@ class CmdEat(Command):
     key = "eat"
     aliases = ["consume", "bite"]
 
-    def not_gone(self, item):
-        """Return true is the cup has some eat left in it."""
-        return (item.db.amount or 0) > 0
-
     def eat_item(self, name):
         """Find item in inventory, name, and call 'do_eat' on it."""
         notfound = f"You don't have {name} in your inventory."
@@ -525,15 +518,16 @@ class CmdEat(Command):
 
     def eat_anything(self):
         """Eat something in your inventory, but only if you have one thing."""
-        items = [item for item in self.caller.contents
-                 if item.has_method('do_eat') and self.not_gone(item)]
-        if len(items) == 1:
-            items[0].do_eat(self.caller)
-        elif len(items) > 1:
-            self.caller.msg("You have too many things to eat. "
-                            "Which one do you want?")
-        else:
+        def not_gone(item):
+            return (item.db.amount or 0) > 0
+        items = self.search_contents_by_func('do_eat', not_gone)
+        if len(items) == 0:
             self.caller.msg("You have nothing to eat.")
+        else:
+            item = items[0]
+            if len(items) > 1:
+                self.caller.msg(f"Eating the {item.name}.")
+            item.do_eat(self.caller)
 
     def func(self):
         """
diff --git a/typeclasses/consumables.py b/typeclasses/consumables.py
index f3624f8..80e5c72 100755
--- a/typeclasses/consumables.py
+++ b/typeclasses/consumables.py
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ class Trolley(Producer):
     A special producer that has a plate of specific dishes for
     that day. I need this special because I'm not sure how to populate
     the database with complex arrays of data.
-
     """
     scones = [
         {
diff --git a/typeclasses/objects.py b/typeclasses/objects.py
index 3dab749..7943034 100755
--- a/typeclasses/objects.py
+++ b/typeclasses/objects.py
@@ -255,13 +255,11 @@ class Object(ObjectParent, ContribRPObject):
         """
         Return a list of characters in the current location.
         """
-        return [ char
-                 for char in self.location.contents
-                 if char != self and
-                 (char.is_typeclass("typeclasses.characters.Character")
-                 or (char.is_typeclass("typeclasses.puppets.Puppet") and
-                    puppets))
-               ]
+        return [char
+                for char in self.location.contents
+                if char != self and
+                (char.is_typeclass("typeclasses.characters.Character")
+                 or (char.is_typeclass("typeclasses.puppets.Puppet") and puppets))]
 
     def delay_sequence(self, sequence_str, time_delay=1, *args):
         """Run a sequence of messages or commands with a delay.
diff --git a/typeclasses/rooms_dark.py b/typeclasses/rooms_dark.py
index 5fc905b..c0b9b03 100755
--- a/typeclasses/rooms_dark.py
+++ b/typeclasses/rooms_dark.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ FOUND_LIGHTSOURCE = (
     "Your fingers bump against a splinter of wood."
     " It smells of resin and seems dry enough to burn! "
     "You pick it up, holding it firmly. Now you just need to"
-    " |glight|n it using the flint and steel you carry with you."
+    " |glight|n the |gsplinter|n using the flint and steel you carry with you."
 )