OK guys, wtf am I doing wrong here? The manual says I should be able to do this. ======================= irb(main):150:0> { puts 'foo' } SyntaxError: compile error (irb):150: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting kDO or '{' or '(' { puts 'foo' } ^ (irb):150: syntax error, unexpected '}', expecting $end from (irb):150 from :0 irb(main):151:0> { puts('foo') } SyntaxError: compile error (irb):151: odd number list for Hash from (irb):151 from :0 irb(main):158:0> do puts 'foo' end SyntaxError: compile error (irb):158: syntax error, unexpected kDO do puts 'foo' end ^ (irb):158: syntax error, unexpected kEND, expecting $end from (irb):158 from :0 irb(main):160:0> do; puts 'foo'; end SyntaxError: compile error (irb):160: syntax error, unexpected kDO do; puts 'foo'; end ^ (irb):160: syntax error, unexpected kEND, expecting $end from (irb):160 from :0 -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.