# File lib/maruku/string_utils.rb, line 144
        def strip_hashes(s)
                s = s[num_leading_hashes(s), s.size]
                i = s.size-1
                while i > 0 && (s[i,1] =~ /(#|\s)/); i-=1; end
                s[0, i+1].strip
        end