diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 01cd8e6..e96c994 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pride"
-version = "0.4.2"
+version = "0.4.3"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = [ "Valerie Wolfe <sleeplessval@gmail.com>" ]
 description = "Pride flags in the terminal."
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ name = "pride"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
+oorandom = '11.1.4'
 pico-args = "0.5.0"
 termion = "4.0.3"
 
diff --git a/man/pride.6 b/man/pride.6
index 0dad758..2ddde90 100644
--- a/man/pride.6
+++ b/man/pride.6
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ The transgender pride flag designed by Monica Helms in 1999.
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It PRIDE_DEFAULT
-A string containing the name of a flag to use as the default when no 
+A string containing the name of one or more flags to use as the default when no 
 .Ar flag
-argument is provided.
+argument is provided. If the string contains a semicolon-separated list of flags, a random one will be selected from the list. If a space is found in the chosen substring, it will be used to provide the
+.Ar flag
+and
+.Ar variant
+arguments.
 .El
 .Sh EXIT STATUS
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 16b05f0..f93820c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //!	main method module
-use std::env::var;
+use std::{
+	env::var,
+	time::UNIX_EPOCH
+};
 
 use pico_args::Arguments;
 
@@ -20,10 +23,10 @@ use crate::{
 
 static VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
-pub const FLAG_HELP:	[&str;2]	= [ "-h", "--help" ];
-pub const FLAG_LIST:	[&str;2]	= [ "-l", "--list" ];
-pub const FLAG_SIZE:	[&str;2]	= [ "-s", "--size"];
-pub const FLAG_VERSION:	[&str;2]	= [ "-v", "--version" ];
+pub const FLAG_HELP:	[&str;2]	=	[ "-h", "--help" ];
+pub const FLAG_LIST:	[&str;2]	=	[ "-l", "--list" ];
+pub const FLAG_SIZE:	[&str;2]	=	[ "-s", "--size" ];
+pub const FLAG_VERSION:	[&str;2]	=	[ "-v", "--version" ];
 
 fn main() {
 	//	collect args
@@ -51,13 +54,25 @@ fn main() {
 
 	let state = State::new(&mut args);
 
-	let subcommand =
-		if let Ok(Some(subcommand)) = args.subcommand() { Some(subcommand) }
+	let ( subcommand, variant ) =
+		if let Ok(Some(subcommand)) = args.subcommand() { ( Some(subcommand), args.subcommand().unwrap()) }
 		else if let Ok(default) = var("PRIDE_DEFAULT") {
-			if default.is_empty() { None }
-			else { Some(default) }
-		} else { None };
-	let variant = args.subcommand().unwrap();
+			if default.is_empty() { ( None, None ) }
+			else if default.contains(';') {
+				let split: Vec<&str> = default.split(';').collect();
+				if let Ok(time) = UNIX_EPOCH.elapsed() {
+					let index = oorandom::Rand32::new(time.as_secs()).rand_u32();
+					let chosen = split[index as usize % split.len()].to_owned();
+					if chosen.contains(' ') {
+						let split: Vec<&str> = chosen.split(' ').collect();
+						( Some(split[0].to_owned()), Some(split[1].to_owned()) )
+					} else { ( Some(chosen), None ) }
+				} else { ( None, None ) }
+			} else if default.contains(' ') {
+				let split: Vec<&str> = default.split(' ').collect();
+				( Some(split[0].to_owned()), Some(split[1].to_owned()) )
+			} else { ( Some(default), None ) }
+		} else { ( None, None ) };
 
 	//	get color vec from matched flag
 	let flag: Flag = match subcommand.as_deref() {