Call for Discussion: Comp.lang.perl.poems (1999)
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A 1999 discussion thread about Perl poems on the comp.lang.perl newsgroup.
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4 months ago
The original Black Perl post. Black Perl is a poem written in Perl code and is actually valid. It starts at "BEFOREHAND:"
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