diff --git a/config/initializers/app_metrics.rb b/config/initializers/app_metrics.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23c8b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/app_metrics.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Application metrics calculated at startup
+
+lines_of_code = `find . -name "*.rb" -not -path "./vendor/*" -not -path "./tmp/*" -exec wc -l {} + | tail -1 | awk '{print $1}'`.strip.to_i rescue 0
+Rails.application.config.lines_of_code = lines_of_code
diff --git a/lib/flavor_text.rb b/lib/flavor_text.rb
index 742969b..00be20b 100644
--- a/lib/flavor_text.rb
+++ b/lib/flavor_text.rb
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ class FlavorText
       "a minute saved is a minute earned",
       "how did it get so late so soon?", # dr. seuss
       "You can have it all. Just not all at once.", # oprah i think?
+      "written in #{Rails.application.config.lines_of_code} lines of code!",
       "#{%w[est created inited].sample} <span id='init-time-ago'>#{Time.now.to_i - Time.parse("Sun Feb 16 03:21:30 2025 -0500").to_i}</span> seconds ago!<script>setInterval(()=>{document.getElementById('init-time-ago').innerHTML=parseInt(document.getElementById('init-time-ago').innerHTML)+1},1000)</script>".html_safe,
       "uptime: <span id='uptime'>#{Time.now.to_i - Rails.application.config.server_start_time.to_i}</span> seconds!<script>setInterval(()=>{document.getElementById('uptime').innerHTML=parseInt(document.getElementById('uptime').innerHTML)+1},1000)</script>".html_safe,
       "It takes a long time to build something good: <a href='https://github.com/hackclub/hackatime#readme' target='_blank'><img src='https://hackatime-badge.hackclub.com/U0C7B14Q3/harbor'></a>".html_safe,