This bit of code was inspired by a conversation in #macosx on efnet between several new (or soon-to-be) dads, all of which are CS majors. This was written to let them get the basic idea of what to expect :) (note: this is humorous and only mostly realistic). Code compiles. 
#!/usr/bin/perl

if (!%baby)
 {
   sleep $with_mate;
 }
else
 {
   if ($baby{'age'} <= 1)
    {
      @actions = qw/Crying Sleeping Eating Pooping/;
    }

   if ($baby{'age'} == 2)
    {
      @actions = qw/Screaming Crying/;
    }

   if ( ($baby{'age'} >= 3) && ($baby{'age'} <= 12) )
    {
      @actions = qw/Running Playing "Getting into Trouble"/;
    }

   if ( ($baby{'age'} >= 13) && ($baby{'age'} <= 15) )
    {
      if ($baby{'gender'} eq "male")
       {
         @actions = qw/Eat Eat Eat Eat Eat Sleep/;
       }
      else
       {
         @actions = qw/Talk Talk Talk Shop Shop Sleep/;
       }
    }

   if ( ($baby{'age'} >= 16) && ($baby{'age'} <= 20) )
    {
      @actions = qw/Flirt Flirt Flirt Flirt Flirt/;
    }

   if ( ($baby{'age'} >= 21) && ($baby{'age'} <= 95) )
    {
      select MATE;
      fork;
    }

   if ($baby{'age'} > 95)
    {
      write WILL;
      bless %children;
      die;
    }
 }

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In reply to Life, in Perl. by erasei

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