Hi,

Since you called out only the Wise Ones, I was not sure if I should reply :) but then I really couldn't help sharing the following link:

http://www.dmclaughlin.com/2008/12/07/how-i-learnt-to-love-perl/

I very recently started learning Perl and enjoying it so far....the article above basically says its not the language, but the way stuff is developed that matters. Hope it helps you..