completely_made_up_example.html.erb

<%
  # Oh no!
  # I have to do this:
%>

<h1><% if @title.nil? %>Attack of the parisian bouncy castles! No title!<% else %><%=h @title %><% end %></h1>

<%
  # instead of this:
%>

<h1>
  <% if @title.nil? %>
    Attack of the parisian bouncy castles! No title!
  <% else %>
    <%=h @title %>
  <% end %>
</h1>

<%
  # In short: carriage returns, the only compelling argument for haml
%>