erratic

if (unreferencedVariableName) { alert('Impossible! an unreferenced variable cannot return true. In fact it cannot return at all!'); }

/* is as true as the unescapable pain and suffering of being an alive human being  */
if (typeof(cowBoySuckMonkey) === 'undefined') { console.log('suck it!') }


/*   these are false - no if-fu for you!   */
if (typeof(cowBoySuckMonkeee) != 'undefined') { console.log('suck it again!') }
if (!typeof(cowBoySuckMonkeee)) { console.log('suck it for real!') }

/* 'undefined is something I guess - just not what I wanted to test against */
if (typeof(cowBoySuckMonke)) { console.log('suck it nut gobbler!') }

var cowboySuckMonkay = '';
if (typeof(cowboySuckMonkay) != 'undefined') { console.log('suck it empty string!') }
/* no joy */
if (typeof(cowboySuckMonkay)) { console.log('suck it empty string, part duex!') }

/* well, I guess an empty string is false - CaulkGobblin! */
if (cowboySuckMonkay) { console.log('suck it empty string, you still not true!') }

if (cowboySuckMonkay == '') { console.log('suck it empty string, now you true!') }

## controller code
def find_my_fucking_shit
  @my_class = MyClass.special_method_in_model(params[:shit], params[:not])
end

## controller spec
# This will fail and you will want to punch a bitch in the nose because you spent two fucking days 
# figuring you were just really goddamn stupid (which may be true) because it should work but it doesn't
it "should find shit" do
  MyClass.should_receive(:special_method_in_model).with({:shit => 'will', :not => 'work'}).and_return(mock_my_shit)
  get 'find_my_fucking_shit',  :shit => 'will', :not => 'work'
end


# This will pass
it "should find shit" do
  MyClass.should_receive(:special_method_in_model).with('will', 'work').and_return(mock_my_shit)
  get 'find_my_fucking_shit',  :shit => 'will', :not => 'work'
end

# stupid simple shell command - from irb or a script to get file listing
system 'ls -al ~/jeremy '

# the path to ghostscript on the system without the newline character on the end
gs_path = `which gs`.strip
# use the path to convert a file outside of ruby - will return true or false
system %(#{gs_path} -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE#tiffg4 -sOutputFile#foo.pdf foo.tif -c quit 2>/dev/null)
# if I want the output from the command suppressed so it doesn't spew oodles of info (after I'm sure it works - it will stop useful errors as well)
`#{gs_path} -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE#tiffg4 -sOutputFile#foo.pdf foo.tif -c quit 2>/dev/null`