Now that you mention it, that does seem to be true. I guess the @PARENT::ISA = @ISA is actually creating a namespace called "PARENT" with @ISA in it, then the PARENT::new() call searches that @ISA and finds the Event package, then calls the new. Interesting. That would explain why the Event08 is always being called; it's the last to populate @ISA in PARENT.

Thanks! (I should have noticed this, though ... too much PHP coding).