Entertaining nodes

Some nodes are really entertaining to read, because of the merit of the content, or because the responds that go beyond, I believe, the expectation of the OP. In the latter case, my reaction doesn't go towards to the OP, in that, I'm not laughing at him/her. It's just so, well, entertaining, without any intent of insulting or anything else. Below is what I've found so far, in no particular order:

paco - everyone loves paco
Insert Language Here Monks - specialy after japhy started the chaos
Just curious: does Larry post here? - No comment, is TimToady around?
Don't go all PerlMonks on me - brings your Perl sense up
camel code - the camel is beautiful, I would certainly upvote this if I knew by then
Ten Predictions for Perl in 2007 - it keeps me waiting up to the end of this year
The Top 10 Perl/Programming Songs of All Time - I love music. Perl music? Sure, why not!
547869 - This is an absoulte prove of my statement above about paco. Can you guess the node title?

I'll place this list on my homenode, and I think I can expand it from yours. So I'd like to know what everyone's list of entertaining nodes, ones you find amusing from any aspect, ones you'd like to read over and over. This is one of things I do here when I have nothing else to do, no question to ask or answer, and no nodes to vote on. That is, entertaining myself.

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Re: Entertaining nodes by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Apr 23, 2007 at 12:20 UTC
My computer broked down after perl install is one of my favorites. After Compline, Zaxo	[reply]
Re: Entertaining nodes by shmem (Chancellor) on Apr 23, 2007 at 13:15 UTC
Some more: Cheese search for a pattern in file without opening the file Adding 2 + 2 Perlmonks silly hat week! --shmem _($_=" "x(1<<5)."?\n".q·/)Oo. G°\ / /\_¯/(q / ---------------------------- \__(m.====·.(_("always off the crowd"))."· ");sub _{s./.($e="'Itrs `mnsgdq Gdbj O`qkdq")=~y/"-y/#-z/;$e.e && print}	[reply]
Re^2: Entertaining nodes by wfsp (Abbot) on Apr 23, 2007 at 13:53 UTC
I was so entertained by your second choice I went into print about it - and someone decided to frontpage it. ;-)	[reply]
Re: Entertaining nodes by j3 (Friar) on Apr 23, 2007 at 18:29 UTC
I liked when Dominus came back after a year and a half to let someone know that he'd done extensive research and disagreed with the parent node's post. A year and a half.	[reply]
Re: Entertaining nodes by grinder (Bishop) on Apr 23, 2007 at 15:03 UTC
I think cog's reply about learning Portuguese is the funniest thing I've read in years. I was laughing so hard, I had tears streaming down my face. But I think my all-time most entertaining node is Here is a commercial obfuscator. Watch how diotalevi demolishes it in a most elegant manner. • another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl	[reply]
Re: Entertaining nodes by kyle (Abbot) on Apr 23, 2007 at 15:33 UTC
LWP vs CGI to the death! had me laughing long and hard.	[reply]
Re: Entertaining nodes by McDarren (Abbot) on Apr 23, 2007 at 17:08 UTC
I think this reply by jonadab to a post by fletch has to go down as one of the greatest comebacks of all time. Of course, the scene was nicely set with an... er, well... a "question" from win, followed with the usual polite reply from marto :)	[reply]
Re: Entertaining nodes by robot_tourist (Hermit) on Apr 23, 2007 at 16:14 UTC
Nodes by Kevin_Raymer How can you feel when you're made of steel? I am made of steel. I am the Robot Tourist. Robot Tourist, by Ten Benson	[reply]
Re: Entertaining nodes by holli (Abbot) on Apr 23, 2007 at 16:24 UTC
Check my homenode. holli, /regexed monk/	[reply]
Re: Entertaining nodes by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Apr 26, 2007 at 16:21 UTC
A couple more I remember: Re: Selected Best Nodes Archive - Abigail teases BrowserUk about bookmaking Funniest Nodes of 2004	[reply]

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