diff --git a/lib/PostText.pm b/lib/PostText.pm
index c2a4ca7..45af8a5 100644
--- a/lib/PostText.pm
+++ b/lib/PostText.pm
@@ -14,14 +14,24 @@ sub startup($self) {
     $self->plugin('TagHelpers::Pagination');
     $self->plugin(AssetPack => {pipes => [qw{Css Combine}]});
 
-    $self->helper(pg => sub {
-        state $pg = Mojo::Pg->new($self->config->{$self->mode}{'pg_string'})
+    # Helpers
+    $self->helper(pg => sub ($c) {
+        state $pg = Mojo::Pg->new($c->config->{$self->mode}{'pg_string'})
     });
-    $self->helper(thread => sub {
-        state $thread = PostText::Model::Thread->new(pg => shift->pg)
+
+    $self->helper(thread => sub ($c) {
+        state $thread = PostText::Model::Thread->new(pg => $c->pg)
     });
-    $self->helper(remark => sub {
-        state $remark = PostText::Model::Remark->new(pg => shift->pg)
+
+    $self->helper(remark => sub ($c) {
+        state $remark = PostText::Model::Remark->new(pg => $c->pg)
+    });
+
+    $self->helper(truncate_text => sub ($c, $input_text) {
+        my $truncated_text = 500 < length($input_text)
+            ? substr($input_text, 0, 500) . '...' : $input_text;
+
+        return $truncated_text;
     });
 
     # Finish configuring some things
diff --git a/templates/list_page.html.ep b/templates/list_page.html.ep
index c4454e4..5472b3d 100644
--- a/templates/list_page.html.ep
+++ b/templates/list_page.html.ep
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <h3 class="title"><%= $thread->{'title'} %></h3>
       <h4 class="date"><%= $thread->{'date'} %></h4>
       <h5 class="author"><%= $thread->{'author'} %></h5>
-      <p class="body"><%= $thread->{'body'} %></p>
+      <p class="body"><%= truncate_text $thread->{'body'} %></p>
       <nav class="remarks">
         <%= link_to Remark => thread_id => {thread_id => $thread->{'id'}} %>
         <%= link_to thread_page => {thread_id => $thread->{'id'}}, begin %>