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Post #205,125 by mmoffitt 4/28/05 2:31:25 PM Reply	I'll bite. Where did the name come from? </quickly moves fingers away from all teeth> bcnu, Mikem Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer. God Bless America.
Post #205,128 by jbrabeck 4/28/05 2:33:49 PM Reply	Once upon a time ... Let the tales begin ;-) A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #205,133 by ben_tilly 4/28/05 2:42:17 PM Reply	It is a contraction of pearl [link\|http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3394\|http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3394] You'll note that the source for both backronyms was Larry Wall himself. However that wasn't how he looked for the name. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

Two new positions are available - (alvitale) - (7) - April 28, 2005, 11:23:22 AM EDT

Advice - (ben_tilly) - (6) - April 28, 2005, 01:53:03 PM EDT

Hmmm. - (mmoffitt) - (5) - April 28, 2005, 02:13:17 PM EDT

Lotta people believe that... - (imric) - April 28, 2005, 02:18:26 PM EDT

That expansion has been around for a while - (ben_tilly) - (3) - April 28, 2005, 02:26:27 PM EDT

I'll bite. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - April 28, 2005, 02:31:25 PM EDT

Once upon a time ... - (jbrabeck) - April 28, 2005, 02:33:49 PM EDT

It is a contraction of pearl - (ben_tilly) - April 28, 2005, 02:42:17 PM EDT