I prefer spoilers, though I consider it polite to mark as a spoiler and give people a chance to avoid if they want.

I've found that spoilers are in some ways good obfuscation (& Perl) learning opportunities for others, a challanging (hopefully) exercise for the spoiler-writer, and praise for the author of the obfuscation.

The last one may seem a bit odd, but others determinig that your obfuscation is deep enough to warrent explanation is an ego stroke. And why they do it and get a few things off, even better. {grin}

I must admit, I've learned more about the 'ugly underbelly' of Perl from reading obfuscations, and about little used functionality from writing them.

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