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From:
Roland Giersig
Date:
June 4, 2008 06:09
Subject:
Re: Fatal/autodie exception hierarchies for Perl 5
Message ID:
4846940A.1070009@cpan.org
Paul Fenwick wrote:
> [1] Klingon semantics: It is better to die() in the attempt than to 
> return() in failure.  I'll buy a beverage for whomever can help me 
> translate that back into Klingon in time for OSCON. ;)

The concept of "better ... than" is difficult to express and not very 
warrior-like. I would suggest using the ancient ritual words that 
leaders have used for eons to send their soldiers into battle:

batlh yiHegh SuvwI'mo! yIcheghbe' lujwI'mo'!
Die honorably as a warrior! Do not return as a looser!

Qapla'!
rol'a'

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