Perl Poetry

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Economic Economy on Feb 09, 2010 at 11:50	1 direct reply	by BurningKrome

`I seek employment. Is Perl the answer? Perhaps. Email me with work.` [download]		[Offer your reply]
loss of a friend on Feb 08, 2010 at 09:55	1 direct reply	by hok_si_la

`extinguish my pain tell me what happened to my Titanium Spork` [download] =====( E		[Offer your reply]
snowstorm haiku on Feb 05, 2010 at 12:54	0 direct replies	by bduggan

`the snow hides objects a layer of abstraction things seem functional` [download]		[Offer your reply]
Slurp that file on Jan 11, 2010 at 11:01	1 direct reply	by toolic

Think of the Devo song "Whip It"... Slurp that file! Read it in with style Get it in your script Parse it as you wish When a file comes along You can slurp it If the file's not too long You should slurp it If you're thinking of this song You must slurp it Now slurp it Into a `$calar` Or an `@rray` TIMTOWTDI says More than one way To slurp it And slurp it good Need to compare more than one line? You can slurp it Multiple records at a time? You may slurp it If Perl::Critic says it's fine You Best slurp it I say slurp it Slurp it good I say slurp it Slurp it good File::Slurp `slurp($file);` undef `$RS` It's not too late To slurp it Well,slurp it good.		[Offer your reply]
What are you addicted to? on Jan 09, 2010 at 02:16	1 direct reply	by paragkalra

`perl -le "/^s/i && print q/I am only addicted to - 'Shekels'/ for qw/Sugar Sex Simplicity Sleep Success Smoking/"`		[Offer your reply]
haiku to discovering the magic of sub refs as wrappers for other classes on Jan 03, 2010 at 13:50	0 direct replies	by xyzzy

blessed sub ref wraps lettuce tomato and cheese all mean tim toady `$,=qq.\n.;print q.\/\/____\/.,q./\ \ / / \\.,q. /_/__.,q..`		[Offer your reply]
Holiday Haiku on Dec 30, 2009 at 23:24	1 direct reply	by ack

As I sit here by the fire enjoying being with my daughter, wife, and family I am contemplating the joys and wonders that Perl has brought to me and my career over the past several years...and the exquisite joy of the Monestary and the amazing folks who give the Monestary its phenomenal fraternity. This haiku is for all of our dear monks. Thanks, Happy New Year. `Hot Cider, warm fire, Holiday respite with Perl; Snow falling in trees.` [download] ack Albuquerque, NM		[Offer your reply]
a momentary haiku on Dec 30, 2009 at 09:23	0 direct replies	by zentara

`here and now within is the eternal moment rippling thru my tea` [download] I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku		[Offer your reply]
Xmas gift on Dec 23, 2009 at 15:57	1 direct reply	by smokemachine

This is a xmas gift for mk. `not my $friend; $mila = was, not my $friend until her, birthday; she, was, my $friend for "a", "long", "time"; $mila++ if I, do {love}, her; # fraternally $mila++ if I, do {not want2fuck}, her; $mila++ if she == my $roomie; $mila = "You are my sister" if $mila == @{[isnt, just, my $friend]}; print "$mila just because I am a very good brother" if I == good, brot +her` [download]		[Offer your reply]
secret of the universe haiku on Dec 18, 2009 at 11:41	2 direct replies	by zentara

`matrice sets of god non linear equations control the time wave` [download] I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku		[Offer your reply]

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