... use perl as duct tape.

First thing that came to mind reading this was The Red Green Show. I never actually watch it, but the infamous duct-tape-can-be-used-for-anything thing is known by most people. Now, all we need to do is create The Blue Yellow Show, where the motto is perl-can-be-used-to-tape-anything-together :) merlyn can be Uncle Blue, and vroom can be the nerdy nephew :P

      C:\>shutdown -s
      >> Could not shut down computer:
      >> Microsoft is logged in remotely.