diff --git a/httpbin/helpers.py b/httpbin/helpers.py
index d02e457..73f2c1c 100644
--- a/httpbin/helpers.py
+++ b/httpbin/helpers.py
@@ -8,11 +8,23 @@ This module provides helper functions for httpbin.
 """
 
 
-from flask import request
+from flask import request, make_response
 
 from .structures import CaseInsensitiveDict
 
 
+ASCII_ART = r"""
+    -=[ teapot ]=-
+
+       _...._
+     .'  _ _ `.
+    | ."` ^ `". _,
+    \_;`"---"`|//
+      |       ;/
+      \_     _/
+        `\"\"\"`
+"""
+
 
 def get_files():
     """Returns files dict from request context."""
@@ -25,8 +37,25 @@ def get_files():
     return files
 
 
-
 def get_headers():
     """Returns headers dict from request context."""
 
-    return CaseInsensitiveDict(request.headers.items())
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+    return CaseInsensitiveDict(request.headers.items())
+
+
+def status_code(code):
+    """Returns response object of given status code."""
+
+    code_map = {
+        418: dict(data=ASCII_ART),
+    }
+
+    r = make_response()
+    r.status_code = code
+
+    if code in code_map:
+        if 'data' in code_map[code]:
+            r.data = code_map[code]['data']
+
+    print code_map.get(code)
+    return r
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