@@ -66,10 +66,15 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (!of_tlskey_new(&thread_self))
 		@throw [OFInitializationFailedException newWithClass: self];
 }
+
++ thread
+{
+	return [[[self alloc] init] autorelease];
+}
 
 + threadWithObject: (id)obj
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithObject: obj] autorelease];
 }
@@ -176,18 +181,10 @@
 	[thread release];
 
 	of_thread_exit();
 }
 
-- init
-{
-	Class c = isa;
-	[self release];
-	@throw [OFNotImplementedException newWithClass: c
-					      selector: _cmd];
-}
-
 - initWithObject: (id)obj
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
 	@try {