When treading the fine line of parody, one really should make sure their audience realizes such. Using the word PERL should be a give away, but i for one completely thought the author was serious. I don't know Evan very well and as such, i don't know if he is just "taking the piss" or not. This area of "Perl's marketshare" is very volitile and "woe be to he" who tells a joke that no one gets. I would have prefered a Sci-Fi twist like "Mars Needs Women!" myself ...

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(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)