    # File lib/rbot/load-gettext.rb, line 136
        def %(args)
          if args.kind_of?(Hash)
            ret = dup
            args.each {|key, value|
              ret.gsub!(/\%\{#{key}\}/, value.to_s)
            }
            ret
          else
            ret = gsub(/%\{/, '%%{')
            begin
        ret._old_format_m(args)
            rescue ArgumentError
        $stderr.puts "  The string:#{ret}"
        $stderr.puts "  args:#{args.inspect}"
            end
          end
        end