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This is how ruby does things

ruby-1.9.2-p180 :007 > def variables(stuff)
ruby-1.9.2-p180 :008?>   puts stuff
ruby-1.9.2-p180 :009?>   end
 => nil 
ruby-1.9.2-p180 :010 > variables(:hi => "there")
{:hi=>"there"}
 => nil 
ruby-1.9.2-p180 :011 > variables (:hi => "there")
SyntaxError: (irb):11: syntax error, unexpected tASSOC, expecting ')'
variables (:hi => "there")
                 ^
(irb):11: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting $end
        from /Users/trotter/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/bin/irb:16:in `<main>'
ruby-1.9.2-p180 :012 > variables :hi => "there"
{:hi=>"there"}
 => nil