learn ruby the hard way!

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formatter = "%{first} %{second} %{third} %{fourth}"

puts formatter % {first:  1, second: 2, third: 3, fourth: 4}
puts formatter % {first:  "one", second: "two", third: "three", fourth: "four"}
puts formatter % {first:  true, second: false, third: true, fourth: false}
puts formatter % {first:  formatter, second: formatter, third: formatter, fourth: formatter}

puts formatter % {
   first: "I had this thing.",
  second: "That you could type up right.",
  third: "But it didn't sing.",
  fourth: "So I said goodnight."
}

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# Here's some new strange stuff, remember type it exactly.

days = "Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun"
months = "JannFebnMarnAprnMaynJunnJulnAug"

puts "Here are the days: #{days}"
puts "Here are the months: #{months}"

puts """
There's something going on here.
With the three double-quotes.
We'll be able to type as much as we like.
Even 4 lines if we want, or 5, or 6.
"""