an_opinion.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'steak'
require 'cucumber'

class Opinion
  
  def self.give(topic, subjects)
    case topic
    when "which is better?"
      if self.is_a_code_bastard?
        subjects.sort_by(|x| x.lines_of_code).first
      elsif self.hates_clients?
        subjects.sort_by{
          |s| s.is_perversely_unintelligible_to_everyone_except_developers?
        }.reverse.first
      else 
        self.would_rather_toss_a_code_equivalent_of_a_coin_to_decide(subjects)
      end  
    
    end
  end

  def self.is_a_code_bastard?
    line_count = `wc -l #{__FILE__}`
    line_count.to_i <= 10
  end

  def self.hates_clients?
    self.was_asked_to_move_some_text_to_the_left_by_1_pixel? ||
    self.was_asked_to_support_ie6? ||
    self.was_treated_to_clients_version_of_good_cop_bad_cop? ||
    self.is_in_a_bad_mood? ||
    self.is_a_misanthrope?
  end

  def self.would_rather_toss_a_code_equivalent_of_a_coin_to_decide(subjects)
    subjects[rand(subject.size)]
  end

end

Opinion.give("which is better?", Steak, Cucumber)