in reply to Fearing the demise of Perl

"I'm going to use a pair of scissors for this job! I mean, look at these statistics on hammer vs scissor usage! More and more people are using scissors these days! Man, hammers are out, scissors are in!"

"But you're trying to bash a nail into a piece of wood. A hammer is perfectly suited to do that. Using a pair of scissors will just make the job longer and more difficult."

"Yeah, but LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS! Scissors, here I come!"