> Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the "object orientation" of Lua
> nothing more than individual objects initializing "method"

attributes in

> a more or less consistent manner? C can do the same thing with

function

> pointers, but that doesn't make C object oriented. C++ doesn't

really

> do anything that C doesn't (except exception handling), but it does

it

> in a safe, convenient, clear, and efficient manner.

...the buzzwords are clearly tied-up to that frame of reference thingy
we were talking about. And no, is not just that. If you have the time
and patience, here it is (can't tell it better myself):

http://lua-users.org/wiki/ObjectOrientedProgramming