Take Lisp, you know its the most beautiful language in the world -- at least up until Haskell came along.

And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.

The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll always be wrong, and if you declare it non-portable, you'll always be right.

If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.

We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct.

A Perl program is correct if it gets the job done before your boss fires you.