PS: I was serious about JS being a "minimal" Perl (or at least very close) :)

Indeed it is!

But honestly. It still sounds witty. So if it were possible. The "points fairy" would have issued 2 points, 1) for astute observation. 2) for also being witty, at the same time.
But alas, the points rules (sadly) don't provide for that.

Thanks for the comment (and clarification). :)

--Chris