Okay, I'm posting this without working on it myself yet. It mainly is a challenge for those who have time to work on it now, and I'll hack away at it after work. (In about 7 hours or so.)

So the idea is this, I use fortune for a number of things; however there is an annoyance. The people who wrote the fortunes put newlines in for wrapping and such. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, if I was using fortune in a terminal, but in this case, it's a resizable window. So newlines within a quote should be removed, but others should stay.

So, to make this easier to explain I ran my fortune command a number of times and seperated the quotes by a line of "=". I then made a copy of it and corrected it by hand. The goal is to have a perl script do it for me.

Original Text: 

 Bender: Stay away from our women. You got metal fever, baby, metal fe
+ver! 

===================================================================
Kids, kids, kids.  As far as Daddy's concerned, you're both potential
murderers.

        -- Homer Simpson
           Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 2)
===================================================================
Wh ... what's going on?  Wh ... wha ... why am I on a Japanese box?

        -- Homer Simpson
           In Marge We Trust

===================================================================
Who spread garbage all over Flanders's yard before I got a chance to?

        -- Homer Simpson
           Two Dozen and One Greyhounds
===================================================================
THIS IS NOT A CLUE...OR IS IT?
THIS IS NOT A CLUE...OR IS IT?
THIS IS NOT A CLUE...OR IS IT?
THIS IS NOT A CLUE...OR IS IT?

    Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode 2F16
===================================================================
"It was nice of you to let me reattach your arm."
 --Zoidber
===================================================================
 Calculon: An Oscar, you say? That would get me out of this festering 
   rats' nest called television once and for all. 

===================================================================
Dasher, Dancer ... Prancer ... Nixon, Comet, Cupid ... Donna Dixon.

        -- Homer Simpson
           Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

===================================================================
Homer:    I suppose you want to probe me.  Well, you might as well get
    it over with.

Kang:    Stop!  We have reached the limits of what rectal probing can
    teach us.

           Treehouse of Horror VII
 Famous Original Ray's Superior Court

===================================================================
It's okay, Marge.  I've learned my lesson.  A mountain of sugar is too
much for one man.  It's clear now why God portions it out in those 
tiny packets, and why he lives on a plantation in Hawaii.

        -- Homer Simpson
           Lisa's Rival
===================================================================
Bender: "Tell the Donbot I'm quitting organized crime. From now on I'l
+l stick
to the regular kind."
===================================================================
 "Hurry up! I wanna see the moon." -Fry 
 "Relax. It's open 'till nine." -Leela 
===================================================================
I WILL NOT SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
I WILL NOT SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
I WILL NOT SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
I WILL NOT SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM

    Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF03
===================================================================
 Calculon: I'm programmed to be very busy. 
===================================================================
 "I don't care how many eyes a man has... as long as it's less than fi
+ve."
-Leela

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Fixed Text:

 Bender: Stay away from our women. You got metal fever, baby, metal fe
+ver! 

===================================================================
Kids, kids, kids.  As far as Daddy's concerned, you're both potential 
+murderers.

        -- Homer Simpson
           Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 2)
===================================================================
Wh ... what's going on?  Wh ... wha ... why am I on a Japanese box?

        -- Homer Simpson
           In Marge We Trust

===================================================================
Who spread garbage all over Flanders's yard before I got a chance to?

        -- Homer Simpson
           Two Dozen and One Greyhounds
===================================================================
THIS IS NOT A CLUE...OR IS IT?
THIS IS NOT A CLUE...OR IS IT?
THIS IS NOT A CLUE...OR IS IT?
THIS IS NOT A CLUE...OR IS IT?

    Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode 2F16
===================================================================
"It was nice of you to let me reattach your arm."
 --Zoidber
===================================================================
 Calculon: An Oscar, you say? That would get me out of this festering 
+rats' nest called television once and for all. 

===================================================================
Dasher, Dancer ... Prancer ... Nixon, Comet, Cupid ... Donna Dixon.

        -- Homer Simpson
           Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

===================================================================
Homer:    I suppose you want to probe me.  Well, you might as well get
+ it over with.

Kang:    Stop!  We have reached the limits of what rectal probing can 
+teach us.

           Treehouse of Horror VII
 Famous Original Ray's Superior Court

===================================================================
It's okay, Marge.  I've learned my lesson.  A mountain of sugar is too
+ much for one man.  It's clear now why God portions it out in those t
+iny packets, and why he lives on a plantation in Hawaii.

        -- Homer Simpson
           Lisa's Rival
===================================================================
Bender: "Tell the Donbot I'm quitting organized crime. From now on I'l
+l stick to the regular kind."
===================================================================
 "Hurry up! I wanna see the moon." -Fry 
 "Relax. It's open 'till nine." -Leela 
===================================================================
I WILL NOT SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
I WILL NOT SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
I WILL NOT SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
I WILL NOT SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM

    Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF03
===================================================================
 Calculon: I'm programmed to be very busy. 
===================================================================
 "I don't care how many eyes a man has... as long as it's less than fi
+ve."
-Leela

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Something to remember, not only spaces are used, but also tabs, so be aware of that.

There are really only a couple of tasks here:


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