formatter = "%<first>s %<second>s %<third>s %<fourth>s"

puts format(formatter, first: 1, second: 2, third: 3, fourth: 4)
puts format(formatter, first: "one", second: "two", third: "three", fourth: "four")
puts format(formatter, first: true, second: false, third: true, fourth: false)
puts format(formatter, first: formatter, second: formatter, third: formatter, fourth: formatter)

puts format(
  formatter,
  first: "I had this thing.",
  second: "That you could type up right.",
  third: "But it didn't sing.",
  fourth: "So I said goodnight."
)