Setting mutliple variables and filters in operators

Question

Hi all,
Playing around with the new liquid markup and loving it. Have two questions though that I couldn't find answers to in the docs.
1) Is it possible to set multiple variables in one line, or some better way than what I'm currently doing? At present I'm adding a new line per variable, so
{% assign var1 = 1 %}
{% assign var2 = 2 %}
Just thought there might be an easier way, like perhaps
     assign var1 = 1,
     assign var2 = 2
2) Is it possible to use filters in operators? If so I may be doing it wrong;
{% if numericVar1 | modulo: numericVar2 == 0 %} **do whatever **{% endif %}
My first thought is it is evaluating the second bit and using that for the modulo. So, if numericVar2 was "0", it would be trying to do "numericVar1 | modulo: (numericVar2 == 0)", rather than "(numericVar1 | modulo: numericVar2) == 0".
I also thought perhaps it might be related to the bug linked below, but I've had no issues in general using variables alone with filters, only when in operators.
Bug: Liquid math filters don't work with module data
Edited because I hit post too soon.

Answer 1

Hi there,
1. No, its not a high end language, what your doing is fine there.
2. Filters in operators work, but not all cases.