my $rand_position = $positions_ref->[ rand( $#{$positions_ref} ) ];
   my $rand_location = $locations_ref->[ rand( $#{$locations_ref} ) ];

##</code><code>##

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

my @positions = qw( sitting standing reclining );
my @locations = ( 'at the museum', 'in the woods', 'on the beach', 'in the kitchen' );
my @drinks    = qw( scotch beer coke yoohoo );

1 while do_it( print_options( \@drinks ), \@positions, \@locations );

sub print_options {
    my $drinks_ref = shift;

    for my $i ( 0 .. $#$drinks_ref ) {
        print $i + 1, ". $drinks_ref->[$i]\n";
        }

    my $selection;
    do  {
        print 'Choose a number: ';
        chomp( $selection = <STDIN> );
        } until $selection >= 1 && $selection <= @$drinks_ref;

    return $drinks_ref->[ $selection - 1 ];
    }

sub do_it {
    my ( $drink, $positions_ref, $locations_ref ) = @_;
    my $rand_position = $positions_ref->[ rand @$positions_ref ];
    my $rand_location = $locations_ref->[ rand @$locations_ref ];

    print "You just drank a $drink $rand_location in the $rand_position position.\n";

    if ( $rand_location eq 'on the beach' ) {
        print "YEEEEEHAAAWWWWWWWWWW!\n";
        return 0;
        }
    return 1;
    }