More first grade fun learning Ruby

morse_code.rb

# Inspired by https://gist.github.com/1172097

alphabet = Hash[
                  :a => "dit dah",
                  :b => "dah dit dit dit",
                  :c => "dah dit dah dit",
                  :d => "dah dit dit",
                  :e => "dit",
                  :f => "dit dit dah dit",
                  :g => "dah dah dit",
                  :h => "dit dit dit dit",
                  :i => "dit dit",
                  :j => "dit dah dah dah",
                  :k => "dah dit dah",
                  :l => "dit dah dit dit",
                  :m => "dah dah",
                  :n => "dah dit",
                  :o => "dah dah dah",
                  :p => "dit dah dah dit",
                  :q => "dah dah dit dah",
                  :r => "dit dah dit",
                  :s => "dit dit dit",
                  :t => "dah",
                  :u => "dit dit dah",
                  :v => "dit dit dit dah",
                  :w => "dit dah dah",
                  :x => "dah dit dit dah",
                  :y => "dah dit dah dah",
                  :z => "dah dah dit dit",
                  :"1" => "dit dah dah dah dah",
                  :"2" => "dit dit dah dah dah",
                  :"3" => "dit dit dit dah dah",
                  :"4" => "dit dit dit dit dah",
                  :"5" => "dit dit dit dit dit",
                  :"6" => "dah dit dit dit dit",
                  :"7" => "dah dah dit dit dit",
                  :"8" => "dah dah dah dit dit",
                  :"9" => "dah dah dah dah dit",
                  :"0" => "dah dah dah dah dah"]

message = "You can't rely on this code after the EMP apocalypse, so you'd best learn morse code in advance."

message.downcase.split(//).each do |letter|
  `say "#{alphabet[:"#{letter}"]}"`
  print letter.upcase
end