rescue record invalid exceptions and return false from the save method. fixes #796

activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb

@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ def persisted?
     # +save+ returns +false+. See ActiveRecord::Callbacks for further
     # details.
     def save(*)
-      create_or_update
+      begin
+        create_or_update
+      rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid
+        false
+      end
     end
 
     # Saves the model.