class Post < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :author has_many :comments, :order => "body" has_one :very_special_comment, :class_name => "VerySpecialComment" has_many :special_comments, :class_name => "SpecialComment" has_and_belongs_to_many :categories has_and_belongs_to_many :special_categories, :join_table => "categories_posts" def self.what_are_you 'a post...' end end class SpecialPost < Post; end; class StiPost < Post has_one :special_comment, :class_name => "SpecialComment" end