In the recent www.perl.com article "The Lighter Side of CPAN", I was disappointed the author made no attempt to uncover the first CPAN joke module.
Is it possible to search search.cpan.org for all joke modules? The earliest I could find is: sh2perl by Randal L Schwartz The Changes file says "Wed Mar 25 12:37:51 1998" yet the README implies it was developed on April 1, so I am not sure I trust the date in the Changes file. Also, can anyone confirm Acme::Bleach as the culprit that triggered the recent Acme development frenzy? I can forgive the author for not mentioning Acme::EyeDrops, but not for ignoring two pioneering classics like sh2perl and Acme::Bleach :-). Andrew.
