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in reply to My Sexy Intern

When I run this poem using ActiveState Perl 5.8 I get the following error:

perl monica.pl
Can't locate object method "squeeze" via package "buttock" (perhaps yo
+u forgot to load "buttock"?) at monica.pl line 2.

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However, the -c option assures me that all is well!

perl -c monica.pl
monica.pl syntax OK

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Re^2: My Sexy Intern
by DaWolf (Curate) on Dec 14, 2004 at 00:12 UTC
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Re^2: My Sexy Intern
by BillC (Novice) on Dec 14, 2004 at 06:55 UTC

    As much as I enjoyed this error message, I can't claim credit for it; I only ever tested with perl -c. Looks like the (dreaded) indirect object notation. Running: 

    perl -MO=Deparse monica.pl

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    produces: 
    ;
foreach $_ (@play) {
    s/mooth/();/sex, tr///;
}
use File::Glob ();
'thong'->twang while 'buttock'->squeeze and glob('melons');
chomp my($chopper) if 3735928559 =~ pop(@up);
unpack my $sack, sqrt !sqrt(not sqrt !my $load) until 'bag'->flat and 
+int 'dress'->ern::s('creamy');

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    Anyway, here's a version that actually runs: 

    package thong;   sub twang   { print "twang-thong\n"     }
package buttock; sub squeeze { print "squeeze-buttock\n" }
package bag;     sub flat    { print "flat-bag\n"        }
package ern;     sub s       { print "intern's\n"        }
package creamy;  sub dress   { print "dress-creamy\n"    }
package main;
s,mooth,,sex,y!!! for@play;
twang thong while squeeze buttock and glob melons;
chomp my $chopper if 0xDeadBeef =~ pop @up;
unpack my $sack,
sqrt! sqrt! sqrt! my $load
until flat bag and int ern's dress creamy

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