jQuery jAM, Season 6

	 
function skipSpace(string){
var skippable = string.match(/^(\s|#.*)*/);
return string.slice(skippable[0].length);
}

console.log(parse("# hello\nx"));
//-> {type: "word", name:"x"}

console.log(parse("a # one\n # two\n()"));
//->{type:"apply",
// operator: {type: "word", name:"x"},
// args:{}}}