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An Initiate's Plea

by MonkE (Hermit)
on Mar 11, 2007 at 16:04 UTC ( [id://604232]=poem: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

This is not a plea for myself, rather it is meant as an amalgam of that certain breed of help request that I see here from time to time on PerlMonks.
use Greeting::Excessivly_Reverent qw(kowtow); use Ego::Massaging qw(salutation flattery); use Closing::Obsequious; my $self = Convert("devoted"); my @greetings = reverent( $PERLMONKS->isa("haven"), $PERLMONKS->isa("green field"), $PERLMONKS->isa("helpful friend")); my %problem = { homework => "is hard", effort => "is minimal", asking => "is easier" }; my %thoughts = { everyone => "will pity me", someone => "will help me", PerlMonks => "will save me"}; despair() for (my $hopes (@are_dashed, "how is it", "anyone could know", "reversing a string", "is homework")); my ($deadline, $looms); rage() while (time_passes() and hopes_fade() and the_reaper_cometh());
Updated: syntax, spelling, etc.

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Re: An Initiate's Plea
by dewey (Pilgrim) on Mar 11, 2007 at 23:33 UTC
    This is a nice one... good work!
    ~dewey
Re: An Initiate's Plea
by zentara (Archbishop) on Mar 12, 2007 at 12:21 UTC
    You certainly don't need help with your Poetry homework. How could someone as intelligent as this, not know how to reverse a string?

    Maybe you need to bang the right side of your head repeatedly, until you start using your left-brain more. :-) ?

    As an afterthought, you will probably have a happier life as a right brainer. What you need to do is learn how to google ( and groups.google ) first for answers, that will save you the embarrassment of asking questions that are simple for left-brainers. In other words, don't ask here at perlmonks first. Always do a diligent search of the internet for the same question (which has almost always been asked before), and get your answer. Then if you still can't find the right solution, ask here. That way, you can still live a beautiful poetic life as a right brainer, but still be a somewhat capable programmer.


    I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Cogito ergo sum a bum

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