'add to buddylist' on .tpl.php pages?

Can anyone help me out?

The included code:

function phptemplate_username($object) {
  global $user;
  /* Use the default theme_username for anonymous users, nodes by this user */
  if ($user->uid == 0 || $object->uid == $user->uid || $object->uid == 0) {
    return theme_username($object);
  }
  if (!user_access('maintain buddy list')) {
  	return theme_username($object);
  }
  
  /* an array, keyed on buddy uids */
  $buddies = buddylist_get_buddies($user->uid);
  /* Find out if this buddy is in the user's buddy list */
  foreach ($buddies as $buddyuid => $buddystructure) {
    if ($buddyuid == $object->uid) {
      $output .= theme_username($object);
      $output .= ' (';
      $output .= theme('remove_from_buddylist_link', $object);
      $output .= ')';
      return $output;
    }
  }
  /* The user is not in the buddylist, give a link to add */
  $output .= theme_username($object);
  $output .= ' (';
  $output .= theme('add_to_buddylist_link', $object);
  $output .= ')';
  return $output;
}

Places 'add to buddylist' wherever it finds a username mentioned. Thats good, but I find it pretty annoying, is there a way to adapt this code so I can just put 'add to buddylist' in places of my choosing? In particular i am thinking of user list pages...

Thanks for any help :)