I've had a consistent experience in Rails where I think for a day or two I've got a legitimate use case for one the whacky things you can do... and then as I work the problem more, it turns out: nope, the simple stuff is still the Right Way.

Someday, Ruby shenanigans, someday...

PS - Being able to pull the shenanigans is super useful during the dev process, usually to skip some yak shaving during exploration, so it's nice to have anyway.