I think you nailed it ...

But I didn't expect this precedence

d:\tmp\pm>perl -MO=Deparse -e "reeturn $self->someMethod()"
$self->reeturn->someMethod;
-e syntax OK

d:\tmp\pm>
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Obfuscators would party now... ;-)

wait ... look at this:

d:\tmp\pm>perl -MO=Deparse -e "A B C D"
'B'->A('D'->C);
-e syntax OK

d:\tmp\pm>
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Forget the lockdowns and lets meet for 99 beers ... xD