function loadShould () {
    // explicitly define this method as function as to have it's name to include as `ssfi`
    function shouldGetter() {
      if (this instanceof String || this instanceof Number || this instanceof Boolean ) {
        return new Assertion(this.valueOf(), null, shouldGetter);
      }
      return new Assertion(this, null, shouldGetter);
    }
    function shouldSetter(value) {
      // See https://github.com/chaijs/chai/issues/86: this makes
      // `whatever.should = someValue` actually set `someValue`, which is
      // especially useful for `global.should = require('chai').should()`.
      //
      // Note that we have to use [[DefineProperty]] instead of [[Put]]
      // since otherwise we would trigger this very setter!
      Object.defineProperty(this, 'should', {
        value: value,
        enumerable: true,
        configurable: true,
        writable: true
      });
    }
    // modify Object.prototype to have `should`
    Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, 'should', {
      set: shouldSetter
      , get: shouldGetter
      , configurable: true
    });

    var should = {};

    /**
     * ### .fail(actual, expected, [message], [operator])
     *
     * Throw a failure.
     *
     * @name fail
     * @param {Mixed} actual
     * @param {Mixed} expected
     * @param {String} message
     * @param {String} operator
     * @namespace Should
     * @api public
     */

    should.fail = function (actual, expected, message, operator) {
      message = message || 'should.fail()';
      throw new chai.AssertionError(message, {
          actual: actual
        , expected: expected
        , operator: operator
      }, should.fail);
    };

    /**
     * ### .equal(actual, expected, [message])
     *
     * Asserts non-strict equality (`==`) of `actual` and `expected`.
     *
     *     should.equal(3, '3', '== coerces values to strings');
     *
     * @name equal
     * @param {Mixed} actual
     * @param {Mixed} expected
     * @param {String} message
     * @namespace Should
     * @api public
     */

    should.equal = function (val1, val2, msg) {
      new Assertion(val1, msg).to.equal(val2);
    };

    /**
     * ### .throw(function, [constructor/string/regexp], [string/regexp], [message])
     *
     * Asserts that `function` will throw an error that is an instance of
     * `constructor`, or alternately that it will throw an error with message
     * matching `regexp`.
     *
     *     should.throw(fn, 'function throws a reference error');
     *     should.throw(fn, /function throws a reference error/);
     *     should.throw(fn, ReferenceError);
     *     should.throw(fn, ReferenceError, 'function throws a reference error');
     *     should.throw(fn, ReferenceError, /function throws a reference error/);
     *
     * @name throw
     * @alias Throw
     * @param {Function} function
     * @param {ErrorConstructor} constructor
     * @param {RegExp} regexp
     * @param {String} message
     * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error#Error_types
     * @namespace Should
     * @api public
     */

    should.Throw = function (fn, errt, errs, msg) {
      new Assertion(fn, msg).to.Throw(errt, errs);
    };

    /**
     * ### .exist
     *
     * Asserts that the target is neither `null` nor `undefined`.
     *
     *     var foo = 'hi';
     *
     *     should.exist(foo, 'foo exists');
     *
     * @name exist
     * @namespace Should
     * @api public
     */

    should.exist = function (val, msg) {
      new Assertion(val, msg).to.exist;
    }

    // negation
    should.not = {}

    /**
     * ### .not.equal(actual, expected, [message])
     *
     * Asserts non-strict inequality (`!=`) of `actual` and `expected`.
     *
     *     should.not.equal(3, 4, 'these numbers are not equal');
     *
     * @name not.equal
     * @param {Mixed} actual
     * @param {Mixed} expected
     * @param {String} message
     * @namespace Should
     * @api public
     */

    should.not.equal = function (val1, val2, msg) {
      new Assertion(val1, msg).to.not.equal(val2);
    };

    /**
     * ### .throw(function, [constructor/regexp], [message])
     *
     * Asserts that `function` will _not_ throw an error that is an instance of
     * `constructor`, or alternately that it will not throw an error with message
     * matching `regexp`.
     *
     *     should.not.throw(fn, Error, 'function does not throw');
     *
     * @name not.throw
     * @alias not.Throw
     * @param {Function} function
     * @param {ErrorConstructor} constructor
     * @param {RegExp} regexp
     * @param {String} message
     * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error#Error_types
     * @namespace Should
     * @api public
     */

    should.not.Throw = function (fn, errt, errs, msg) {
      new Assertion(fn, msg).to.not.Throw(errt, errs);
    };

    /**
     * ### .not.exist
     *
     * Asserts that the target is neither `null` nor `undefined`.
     *
     *     var bar = null;
     *
     *     should.not.exist(bar, 'bar does not exist');
     *
     * @name not.exist
     * @namespace Should
     * @api public
     */

    should.not.exist = function (val, msg) {
      new Assertion(val, msg).to.not.exist;
    }

    should['throw'] = should['Throw'];
    should.not['throw'] = should.not['Throw'];

    return should;
  }
### .fail(actual, expected, [message], [operator])

Throw a failure.

@name fail
@param {Mixed} actual
@param {Mixed} expected
@param {String} message
@param {String} operator
@namespace Expect
@api public