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+describe :thread_start, shared: true do
+  before :each do
+    ScratchPad.clear
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError if not passed a block" do
+    lambda {
+      Thread.send(@method)
+    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "spawns a new Thread running the block" do
+    run = false
+    t = Thread.send(@method) { run = true }
+    t.should be_kind_of(Thread)
+    t.join
+
+    run.should be_true
+  end
+
+  it "respects Thread subclasses" do
+    c = Class.new(Thread)
+    t = c.send(@method) { }
+    t.should be_kind_of(c)
+
+    t.join
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #initialize" do
+    c = Class.new(Thread) do
+      def initialize
+        ScratchPad.record :bad
+      end
+    end
+
+    t = c.send(@method) { }
+    t.join
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
+  end
+end