...and Java Programmer:

Package ArraySeperator;

sub new {
    my ( $class, @rest ) = @_;
    my $self = [@rest];
    bless $self, $class;
    return $self; 
}

sub head {
    my $self = shift;
    return $self->[0];
}

sub rest {
    my $self = shift;
    my $size = scalar @$self;
    return @$self->[ 1 .. $size ];
}

Package main;

my $head;
my @rest;
my $seperator = ArraySeperator->new( @list );

$head = $seperator->head();
@rest = $seperator->rest();
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Update:
merlyn, that is not part of the joke. You just have too good of an eye, I guess! It's fixed now. Thanks!