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Hey, BJ 'Might' use perl.

by Anonymous Monk
on Aug 02, 2007 at 20:22 UTC ( [id://630388]=poem: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

Uptown Perl
There's nothing like it in this download world
I bet it's never made a hacker cry
I bet it's never made him question why
Im gonna try for an

Uptown perl
I'm sick of living in this dot NET world
As long as anyone with geekness can
And now they're looking for a Mainframe man
That's not what I am

And when we know what we want from our time
That's when we'll wake up and make up our mind
They'll see I'm not so rough Just because I'm in love with my

Uptown perl
You know it's different in the Microsoft world
You can't just quickly write a simple script
You'll just go crazy doing batch file flips
And all that $h!t

Uptown perl
And I don't even have to buy my perl
It's FREE & easy, when we get things done
They'll understand the hacker I've become
And it's all been fun

And when its matching its patterns so fine
There's more than one way to make it work on time
They'll say I'm just so cool, & I'm no fool, cuz
Im in love with my

Uptown perl
It's taken coding to a whole new world
As long as anyone can click and type
Just break away from all that VB hype
Thats what I like

Uptown perl, She's my uptown perl
You know I'm in love With my uptown perl

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Re: Hey, BJ 'Might' use perl.
by ciderpunx (Vicar) on Aug 06, 2007 at 11:58 UTC
Re: Hey, BJ 'Might' use perl.
by spatterson (Pilgrim) on Aug 06, 2007 at 12:56 UTC
    double-plus good, this node gets my vote

    just another cpan module author
Re: Hey, BJ 'Might' use perl.
by tbone1 (Monsignor) on Aug 09, 2007 at 11:46 UTC
    I'd vote this up, except the mere thought of Billy Joel makes me ill. *mbweah!*

    --
    tbone1, YAPS (Yet Another Perl Schlub)
    And remember, if he succeeds, so what.
    - Chick McGee

      I would have to agree, though I did had an idea to make a Superhero film based on his life. A young Billy Joel is bitten by a radioactive Piano, and he becomes Pianoman, with all the powers of, umm, a piano. Possible sidekick Metronome lad.

      Can you tell I am having a strange day at work?

      Martin
        And his arch-nemesis, Treble Clef, with his Staff that is both sharp and flat....
Re: Hey, BJ 'Might' use perl.
by heigold1 (Acolyte) on Aug 21, 2007 at 00:12 UTC
    Nice. AND true. So true.

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