diff --git a/src/test/run-fail/fail-parens.rs b/src/test/run-fail/fail-parens.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d78e29de7b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-fail/fail-parens.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// xfail-stage1
+// xfail-stage2
+// xfail-stage3
+// Fail statements without arguments need to be disambiguated in
+// certain positions
+// error-pattern:explicit-failure
+
+fn bigfail() {
+    do { while (fail) { if (fail) {
+        alt (fail) { _ {
+        }}
+    }}} while fail;
+}
+
+fn main() { bigfail(); }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/wierd-exprs.rs b/src/test/run-pass/wierd-exprs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4496d6f1556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/wierd-exprs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// xfail-pretty
+// Just a grab bug of stuff that you wouldn't want to actualy write
+
+fn strange() -> bool {
+    let _x = ret true;
+}
+
+fn funny() {
+    fn f(_x: ()) {}
+    f(ret);
+}
+
+fn odd() {
+    // FIXME: This doesn't compile
+    // log ret;
+}
+
+fn what() {
+    fn the(x: @mutable bool){
+        ret while !*x { *x = true };
+    }
+    let i = @mutable false;
+    let dont = bind the(i);
+    dont();
+    assert *i;
+}
+
+fn zombiejesus() {
+    do { while (ret) { if (ret) {
+        alt (ret) { _ {
+          ret ? ret : ret
+        }}
+    }}} while ret;
+}
+
+fn notsure() {
+    let _x;
+    let _y = (_x = 0) == (_x = 0);
+    let _z = (_x <- 0) < (_x = 0);
+    let _a = (_x += 0) == (_x = 0);
+    let _b = (_y <-> _z) == (_y <-> _z);
+}
+
+fn hammertime() -> int {
+    // FIXME: Doesn't compile
+    //let _x = log true == (ret 0);
+    ret 0;
+}
+
+fn canttouchthis() -> uint {
+    pred p() -> bool { true }
+    let _a = (assert true) == (check p());
+    let _c = (check p()) == ();
+    let _b = (log 0) == (ret 0u);
+}
+
+fn angrydome() {
+    while true {
+        if (break) { }
+    }
+    let i = 0;
+    do {
+        i += 1;
+        if i == 1 {
+            alt cont { _ { } }
+        }
+    } while false;
+}
+
+fn evil_lincoln() {
+    let evil <- log "lincoln";
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    strange();
+    funny();
+    odd();
+    what();
+    zombiejesus();
+    notsure();
+    hammertime();
+    canttouchthis();
+    angrydome();
+    evil_lincoln();
+}