I suppose you could switch grammars once you've seen 'use strict subs'.
When's the last time you used duct tape on a duct?
People get annoyed when you try to debug them.
Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.
The problem with being consistent is that there are lots of ways to be consistent, and they're all inconsistent with each other.
I'm not too concerned about the future of Perl after me, because I see how these people are interacting with each other and even when I'm not there, they are helping each other and solving each other's problems in a way that I could not do, even if I were there.