16:05 srbaker : using << self to replace the "duplication" in "def self."
16:05 srbaker : is like using method_missing to remove the duplication of leading a in
16:05 srbaker : apple and aardvark
16:05 srbaker : is like using method_missing to remove the duplication of leading a in
16:05 srbaker : apple and aardvark

Well accept for the fact that you can access private methods like #attr in a << self block.
what does that have to do with anything?