Yes, much better! I actually got the idea for this problem from
Structure and Itnerpretation of Computer Programs. The problem in there for finding square roots is written in a language called LISP. I just wanted to try translating it into Perl.
$PM = "Perl Monk's";
$MCF = "Most Clueless Friar Abbot";
$nysus = $PM . $MCF;