A Ruby version of of the popular unix 'fortune' program. All the fortunes are from the fortune application you can install in via apt-get install fortune
Usage From an Application
require 'fortune_gem'
FortuneGem.give_fortune
or if you want to limit it to fortunes <= 100...
FortuneGem.give_fortune({:max_length => 100})
Usage From the Command Line
The gem comes with an executable.
You can run fortune_gem from the command line!
$ fortune_gem
Q: How many Marxists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None: The light bulb contains the seeds of its own revolution.
$ fortune_gem 40
You're at the end of the road again.