diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 755e919..771d49e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+*.swp
+*~
 logs/*
 build/*
 profiles/*
diff --git a/menus.py b/menus.py
index 9bd1f1c..f791356 100644
--- a/menus.py
+++ b/menus.py
@@ -1588,6 +1588,7 @@ class PesterMemoList(QtGui.QDialog):
 
         self.label = QtGui.QLabel("MEMOS")
         self.channelarea = RightClickTree(self)
+        self.channelarea.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.ExtendedSelection)
         self.channelarea.setStyleSheet(self.theme["main/chums/style"])
         self.channelarea.optionsMenu = QtGui.QMenu(self)
         self.channelarea.setColumnCount(2)
@@ -1599,7 +1600,7 @@ class PesterMemoList(QtGui.QDialog):
         self.channelarea.sortByColumn(0, QtCore.Qt.AscendingOrder)
         self.connect(self.channelarea,
                      QtCore.SIGNAL('itemDoubleClicked(QTreeWidgetItem *, int)'),
-                     self, QtCore.SLOT('joinActivatedMemo()'))
+                     self, QtCore.SLOT('AcceptSelection()'))
 
         self.orjoinlabel = QtGui.QLabel("OR MAKE A NEW MEMO:")
         self.newmemo = QtGui.QLineEdit(channel, self)
@@ -1616,7 +1617,7 @@ class PesterMemoList(QtGui.QDialog):
         self.join = QtGui.QPushButton("JOIN", self)
         self.join.setDefault(True)
         self.connect(self.join, QtCore.SIGNAL('clicked()'),
-                     self, QtCore.SLOT('checkEmpty()'))
+                     self, QtCore.SLOT('AcceptIfSelectionMade()'))
         layout_ok = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
         layout_ok.addWidget(self.cancel)
         layout_ok.addWidget(self.join)
@@ -1644,8 +1645,12 @@ class PesterMemoList(QtGui.QDialog):
 
     def newmemoname(self):
         return self.newmemo.text()
-    def selectedmemo(self):
-        return self.channelarea.currentItem()
+
+    def SelectedMemos(self):
+        return self.channelarea.selectedItems()
+        
+    def HasSelection(self):
+        return len(self.SelectedMemos()) > 0 or self.newmemoname()
 
     def updateChannels(self, channels):
         for c in channels:
@@ -1663,13 +1668,12 @@ class PesterMemoList(QtGui.QDialog):
             item.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon(theme["memos/memoicon"]))
 
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
-    def checkEmpty(self):
-        newmemo = self.newmemoname()
-        selectedmemo = self.selectedmemo()
-        if newmemo or selectedmemo:
-            self.accept()
+    def AcceptIfSelectionMade(self):
+        if self.HasSelection():
+            self.AcceptSelection()
+
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
-    def joinActivatedMemo(self):
+    def AcceptSelection(self):
         self.accept()
 
 
diff --git a/pesterchum.py b/pesterchum.py
index 34e4706..6aeaeea 100644
--- a/pesterchum.py
+++ b/pesterchum.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ else:
     minor = int(vnum[vnum.find(".")+1:])
 if not ((major > 4) or (major == 4 and minor >= 6)):
     print "ERROR: Pesterchum requires Qt version >= 4.6"
-    print "You currently have version " + vnum + ". Please ungrade Qt"
+    print "You currently have version " + vnum + ". Please upgrade Qt"
     exit()
 
 import ostools
@@ -2058,18 +2058,21 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
         self.memochooser.show()
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
     def joinSelectedMemo(self):
-        newmemo = self.memochooser.newmemoname()
-        selectedmemo = self.memochooser.selectedmemo()
+        
         time = unicode(self.memochooser.timeinput.text())
         secret = self.memochooser.secretChannel.isChecked()
         invite = self.memochooser.inviteChannel.isChecked()
-        if newmemo:
+        
+        if self.memochooser.newmemoname():
+            newmemo = self.memochooser.newmemoname()
             channel = "#"+unicode(newmemo).replace(" ", "_")
             channel = re.sub(r"[^A-Za-z0-9#_]", "", channel)
             self.newMemo(channel, time, secret=secret, invite=invite)
-        elif selectedmemo:
-            channel = "#"+unicode(selectedmemo.target)
+        
+        for SelectedMemo in self.memochooser.SelectedMemos():
+            channel = "#"+unicode(SelectedMemo.target)
             self.newMemo(channel, time)
+
         self.memochooser = None
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
     def memoChooserClose(self):