#!/usr/bin/perl sub symbol { my $r = rand; return '|' if $r < .07; return 'o' if $r < .15; '*'; } my $width = shift || 30; for my $cnt (1..$width/2) { print "\n", ' ' x ($width/2 - $cnt); print symbol for 1..2*$cnt; } print "\n", ' ' x ($width/2 - 2) . "_||_\n\n\n";