We already have "Tall Trees"/"Toothpicks": -p $_ x=$|--&y|||c&~(y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||) 57 klem -nl ($.|y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)&1||print 59 bart -n 1&($.|~y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)||print 59 byng -ln 1&($.|y|o|||y|e|||y|u|||y|a|||y|i|||y|y|||y|||c)||print 59 ivey -ln 1&($.|y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)||print 59 sean -p 1&($.|~y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||)&&y|||cd 60 byng
and "Journey Beyond the Stars": -p y*a ***y*e ***y*i ***y*o ***y*u ***y*y ***y***c*($.+1)&1or$_=$* To these, I would like to add "Ampersands of Time": -p !($|--&~y&a&&&~y&e&&&~y&i&&&~y&o&&&~y&u&&&~y&y&&&y&&&c)&&y&&&cd containing 33 & characters in a score of 66. I expect "Mexican Wave" (based on ~) and "Dashing" (based on -) are also possible. I wonder what the highest possible ratio is? The best I have come up with so far is 0.5238 (33/63) by modifying Matthew's 60-stroke solution: -p !(1&($.|~y|||c|y|a|||y|e|||y|i|||y|o|||y|u|||y|y||))||y|||cd /-\ndrew