I don't know if this won't work for some reason, but why not: 
my @f;
while ( $_ = scalar @f ? shift @f : <STDIN> ) {
  chomp;
  unshift(@f,"hi test test") if condition;
}

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If you won't be shifting '0' or '', then even  $_ = shift @f || <STDIN> works. Both solutions are simpler than tie()-ing STDIN; just replace reads from STDIN to  shift @f || <STDIN> inside the loop for seamless transition. Becase I'm a fan of using a block, instead of while syntax, with longer conditons and assignments, I'll also give you an alternative control structure: 
my @f;
{
  redo if $_ = shift @f || <STDIN>;
}

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If you're only reading from STDIN at the beggining, or don't mind copying and pasting a bit, then both solutions are strong. They mean one less module to debug, and one less layer of complexity in your code. It also gives a speed bonus over tie()-ing. If you _must_ tie to *STDIN, gmpassos provides an elegant solution. I feel like that's an unnecessary convolution, though.

Gyan Kapur
Untested

In reply to Re: Manipulating STDIN by Revelation
in thread Manipulating STDIN by ChwanRen

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