I was messing around with writing directly to a terminal

fun.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import time
import subprocess
import sys
import random
import fcntl, termios, struct
import re
message = "Mess with the best. Die like the rest"
with open(sys.argv[1], "wb", 0) as tty:
    height, width = struct.unpack('hh', fcntl.ioctl(tty.fileno(), termios.TIOCGWINSZ, '1234'))
    tty.write("\x1B[2J\x1B[H");
    for c in "Wake up neo\nThe matrix has you\nFollow the white rabbit":
        tty.write(c)
        if c=='\n':
            tty.write('\r');
        time.sleep(0.5 * random.random())
    for word in message.split(' '):
        p = subprocess.Popen(["toilet", word], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
        m = p.stdout.readlines()
        # clear the screen
        tty.write("\x1B[2J");
        max_width = reduce(lambda y, x: max(len(x), y), m, 0)
        max_height = len(m)
        x = (width-max_width)/2
        y = (height-max_height)/2
        for l in m:
            tty.write("\x1B[{};{}H".format(y, x))
            tty.write(l.rstrip("\n"));
            y = y + 1
            time.sleep(0.25);
        time.sleep(0.25);