$\ = $, = $; = ~ join ~ "\n", ~ ~ ~ reverse join ' ', qw(rekcaH lreP rehtonA tsuJ); $\ = $, = $; = ~ join ~ "\n", ~ ~ ~ reverse "rekcaH lreP rehtonA tsuJ"; $\ = $, = $; = ~ join ~ "\n", ~ ~ ~ "Just Another Perl Hacker"; # join on a single value is a no-op $\ = $, = $; = ~ ~ ~ ~ "Just Another Perl Hacker"; # an even number of XOR is a no-op $\ = $, = $; = "Just Another Perl Hacker";