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  • The author's name is "Logvinov", which has the same Soundex code as "lesbian". From an earlier discussion (which I can't find -- maybe it wasn't on use.perl.org), it seems that search.cpan.org does a Soundex search on the author section if it can't find anything else (or maybe always, though I'd expect that to lead to more frequent weird results).
    • Indeed. For example, try searching for "demon" amongst CPAN authors [cpan.org]

      ;-)

      • dynamo demean domino domain daemon Dunham Damon demon
        can Caine chime come cony cane conn coon chin cayenne Cheney Cheyenne came chummy Chen canna chum coma chain Cowan cameo coney chine canny CUNY con Conway chimney Cain comma coin cam canoe Connie Cohn Cohen china cone

        "dynamo cameo?"
        "demean comma?"
        • With better 'words':

          demean danaine domino damiana daimen domain dominie dionym daman donum denim damine daemony dayman Danian demon Danainae diamine daimon Dahomeyan Damon deywoman dynamo Demon Dahoman daemon domine Damnonii Danaan diammine

          come Chauna canna cameo coony Chane chine Chinee con coom cheyney chime chawan cumay Cayenne couma conn cawney came Chiam chummy Chin Chayma Chwana Chun china Cham cohune cane cyan coynye coma Coan coin cam canoe Connie cyme cion cony Cheney commie Chouan choana chum Ca
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