Object Oriented type hierarchies have existed in XML Schema languages for several years now, but have not been exploited by native XML systems, like XSLT. We demonstrate a "poor man's" implementation of the element() function from XSLT2 implemented over Xerces. We then proceed to demonstrate a variety of Object Oriented programming patterns, including message passing and polymorphism. We also point out some ways that XSLT2 could better support this programming style.