in reply to Welcome baby @ISA...

I would name my kid $1. That way, when he is talking with Perl literates (hehe), there will be converations like this:

Bob: Hey $1.
$1: Hi. Why are you talking to yourself?
Bob: I was talking to you, $1.
$1: There! You did it again! I am $<, you are Bob.
Bob: Oh, I see the $!. Sorry.
$1: No problem, good thing $. didn't build up any more than it did.

Ahhh, fun with ambiguous antecedents.

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RE: (redmist) RE: Welcome baby @ISA...
by myocom (Deacon) on Nov 01, 2000 at 00:09 UTC
    Wouldn't $0 be better suited for that?

        Actually, by "that", I meant $1.

        Bob: Hey, $0.
        ...etc...

        Therefore, when Bob runs his line and interpolates $0, he will end up saying "Hey, Bob."