Re^3: Sword Sounds In Perl

You have some excellent ideas there, though they could be refined a bit with a further understanding of bushido.

I don't think the grandparent was suggesting that there can be no link between bushido and Perl. Merely that your published poem doesn't really demonstrate that link. As a comedic piece, it's mildly amusing, but it doesn't address any of the ideals of bushido -- in fact, those who follow that path might even take offense.

It's OK if you were trying to be offensive -- art that offends is sometimes the most useful -- but if you were trying to extoll bushido, you need to rework some of its concepts into your poem.

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Re^4: Sword Sounds In Perl by kutsu (Priest) on Oct 14, 2004 at 14:58 UTC
That was exactly my point radiantmatrix, and thanks for posting your reply. To expand on this, the code posted is fun and interesting but could be seen as any sword style, both western and eastern, if you substitue katana for sword of choice (gim, broadsword, bastard sword, grosse messer, etc...). So the title is wrong, katana ne Bushido. I should point out that I don't take offense to the title or the poster's lack of knowledge of the Bushido, I merely wished to point out the title is incorrect, though it has caused me to give some thought to a perl poem based on some principle of Bushido...once things calm down at work (inventory time). "Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - I think that I think, therefore I think that I am." Ambrose Bierce	[reply]
Re^4: Sword Sounds In Perl by Anonymous Monk on Oct 13, 2004 at 13:52 UTC
I'll just have let you take on from here and decide if I am trying to be offensive or am I trying to extoll bushido. You can be in whatever emotion you want to be.	[reply]