no need to get all touchy-feely about this.

> Perl is popular so it must have some merit.

So is Crack.  I still won't smoke it, though.

> I don't subscribe to the
> flawed reasoning that Perl Hackers just don't know any better or that 
> they are dumb, or intellectual inferior in some way.

most Perl Hackers, those who voluntarily use it
to solve actual problem, *are* in fact dumb, don't want to know any
better and are resistant to education.

If you want to argue, ask Google for Erik Naggum; nothing
more needs to be said about it.

I *choose* to belittle Perl Hackers as much as I want.  If that
stops anyone from using Perl, it's their *choice*.  And you can *choose*
to hate me for belittling you, jackass.

Ummm... Udo? Just what the fuck did you hope to accomplish with this kind of talk? Seriously, if you're channeling Erik Naggum, please stop. One socially-maladjusted-to-the-point-of-psychosis individual as a language advocate is more than enough. It's likely two too many, in fact.

Reply as you see fit to bolster your ego.

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I can see computers everywhere - except in the productivity statistics! (Robert Solow)