Hacking is mostly playing around and using things in ways the designer didn't imagine at the time. This is a good hack. It brings a smile to the face and warms

Hacking is mostly playing around and using things in ways the designer didn't imagine at the time. This is a good hack. It brings a smile to the face and warms the heart (if a good hack is what you were looking for). And I think that was the point anyway, not to come up with a professional architectural pattern.