in reply to (Golf) Decorating the Christmas Tree

$h = 5; $f = 0.3; # 1 2 3 4 5 6 #23456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_123456789 print map{' 'x($h-$_),$_?map{$f>rand()?'=':(qw/0 @ * +/)[rand 4]}#65 0..2*$_:'*',"\n"}0..$h;#23

88, and perl 5.005_03 compliant :-)