From: "Bartosz DziewoƄski" Date: 2011-10-27T20:42:31+09:00 Subject: Re: Modify only a .rb file, but not other .rb files, while still extending core classes? On an unrelated note, if you want a random element from an array, there's already a method for that, Array#sample. (or #choice in 1.8.7). -- Matma Rex