On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 05:07:37PM -0700, Larry Wall wrote: > Of course, one of the big reasons we went with $self was the pun: > > my $self = shift; > > which we won't have now. Unless we always hide the invocant and > force you to say > > my $self = invocant; > > or some such mummery. But that seems a bit retro.
But now we have endless possibilities for $self.ish $self.less $self.centred $self.obsessed etc. -- "But Sidley Park is already a picture, and a most amiable picture too. The slopes are green and gentle. The trees are companionably grouped at intervals that show them to advantage. The rill is a serpentine ribbon unwound from the lake peaceably contained by meadows on which the right amount of sheep are tastefully arranged." Lady Croom - Arcadia