in reply to fixing Perl's inconsistencies

If only there was an easier way to say things like:
$x = $y if ($y > $x);
If '$y' is some sort of monster HoH reference, you can see how that would simplify programming at the expense of a simple syntax. :-) Perhaps:      $x =?> $y; Err, or not.

Maybe for the ObfPerl crowd, you could just make up your own operators, just like that!