carp is the least "sexy" perl function for people who are not native (or assimilated) english speakers. It's kind of weird but I need to understand the "verb" to use it (and periodically I look at the meaning of carp in some online dictionnary). Result: yes I croak sometimes, but do not carp...

that could be a pool question, no? what is the most unused perl function? and that will be carp ;)

cheers --steph (who has lived for 7 years in Ann Arbor, MI and one year in Southampton, England) a carp is a silent fish...what kind of mnemonics is that for LOUD error printing, I wonder...