my $question = qr/^(bb)|([^b]{2})/;
my $answer   = nobler( $mind );

if ( $answer =~ $question ) {
    die if defined $2;
}

sub nobler {
    my %opinion = %$_[0];
    my ($slings_arrows,$sea_of_troubles) = @opinion{ qw/suffer take_up_arms/ };
    return $slings_arrows > $sea_of_troubles
        ? $slings_arrows
        : $sea_of_troubles;
}