in reply to I feel a motto coming on...

It's a fantastic sentiment and perfectly describes good Perl - so props for that. But may I humbly suggest:

Make Perl yours, but don't hog.

A bit more direct :¬)

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Re: Re: I feel a motto coming on...
by japhy (Canon) on Jan 13, 2002 at 23:36 UTC
    That is more succint, and I like it. "Make Perl yours, but don't hog it" sounds good to me.

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      Make Perl your love slave, but don't flog it?

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