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A method that has a default argument that defines a method that contains a here-document
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nightmares.rb
def a l = def b; <<-NIGHTMARES; end; puts send l; end
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NIGHTMARES
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$ ruby nightmares.rb
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@MarkMenard
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I wonder what @Hedius thinks of this....

@MarkMenard
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I think my head just exploded.

@JoshCheek
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A totem pole:

<<-'O.o'<<<<-'O_o'<<<<-'o.O'<<%>->
            \\o.O//
              O.o
             ~OvO~
              O_o
              ^_^
              o.O
         %{#{'O.o'}}%%'
              %"%
             '''''
              #"#

Smokey the bear

             8|8|8|8|8|8|8
           #################      .---------------.
        []-->_{_       _}._<--[] | Only. You. Can. |
           %{ (.)     (.) }      |     Prevent.    |
            "{  =>(O)<=  }"      |  Forest. Fires! |
             "-... C ...-" .__--` `---------------´
                  %%%
          O"""""\\~~~//""""",O
                %|%%%|%
                """ """
                ""   ""

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IdahoEv commented Oct 7, 2015

As written, the output is:

"ruby: No such file or directory -- t.rb (LoadError)"

:-)

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IdahoEv commented Oct 7, 2015

I'd forgotten, btw, that def returns a value. Thanks for the reminder.

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