diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/scraper.py b/r2/r2/lib/scraper.py
index 69864e508..ab5cf556c 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/scraper.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/scraper.py
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ class Scraper:
                 log.debug('ignore dimensions %s' % image_url)
                 continue
 
+            #penalize images with "sprite" in their name
+            if 'sprite' in image_url.lower():
+                log.debug('penalizing sprite %s' % image_url)
+                area /= 10
+
             if area > max_area:
                 max_area = area
                 max_url = image_url
@@ -324,7 +329,7 @@ scrapers = {'youtube.com': YoutubeScraper,
             'metacafe.com': MetacafeScraper}
 
 def test():
-    from r2.lib.pool2 import WorkQueue
+    #from r2.lib.pool2 import WorkQueue
     jobs = []
     f = open('/tmp/testurls.txt')
     for url in f:
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
index abe92b6da..b0eeb0f9c 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ a.star { text-decoration: none; color: #ff8b60 }
 .linkcompressed .score.likes   { color: #FF8B60; }
 .linkcompressed .score.dislikes { color: #9494FF; }
 .linkcompressed .rank { 
-    margin-top: 2px;
+    margin-top: 3px;
     float:left;
     color: #c6c6c6;
     font-family: arial;
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ a.star { text-decoration: none; color: #ff8b60 }
 .linkcompressed .entry .buttons li.first {padding-left: .5em;}
 .linkcompressed .entry .buttons li a {
     padding: 0 2px;
-    background-color: #f1f1f1;
+    background-color: #f2f2f2;
     font-weight: bold
 }