What does the "s" stand for in "perls"?

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Re: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by Eily (Monsignor) on Jun 01, 2021 at 12:53 UTC
It's for "so secret even kcott doesn't know". That or it's version 44 written in base 64	[reply]
Re: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by kcott (Archbishop) on Jun 02, 2021 at 07:31 UTC
I thought that looked familiar. `😀` Unfortunately, I can't vote on this poll: there's no "Still don't remember" option. `😞` The next time that I visit "the mists of time", I will make a more thorough search. `🕵️` — Ken	[reply]
Re: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Jun 02, 2021 at 07:25 UTC
I’m sure that it’s Slam Dunk. «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»	[reply]
Re: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by jdporter (Paladin) on Jun 01, 2021 at 12:32 UTC
nothing, its possessive.	[reply]
Re^2: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by LanX (Saint) on Jun 01, 2021 at 15:32 UTC
> its possessive. I think you meant plural. :) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^3: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by jdporter (Paladin) on Jun 01, 2021 at 15:34 UTC
thanks for the smiley, but I meant exactly what I wrote. Welcome to my sense of "humor".	[reply]
Re^4: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by LanX (Saint) on Jun 01, 2021 at 15:37 UTC
Re: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by perldigious (Priest) on Jun 01, 2021 at 17:35 UTC
It doesn't stand for anything... It's a psy-op instantiated by snake sellers suited to serving their insidious spread through surreptitious insertion of sibilant "s" sounds... :-) Just another Perl hooker - My clients appreciate that I keep my code clean but my comments dirty.	[reply]
Re^2: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by Fletch (Bishop) on Jun 02, 2021 at 03:44 UTC
Check . . . check one . . . sibilance . . . sibilance The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
Re: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by LanX (Saint) on Jun 01, 2021 at 15:44 UTC
S-Class ? Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^2: What does the "s" stand for in "perls"? by tobyink (Canon) on Jun 01, 2021 at 16:14 UTC
S-Class ? Hire me at Toby Ink Ltd or Join my OnlyFans	[reply]

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Short	4/2%
Shell	21/13%
Swift	2/1%
Super	5/3%
Speedy	2/1%
Simple	6/4%
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	166 total votes