I just tried doing this: > map *(1), *+1, *+2, *+3
But I get an error: "No such method 'CALL-ME' for invocant of type 'Whatever'". Fair enough. This works: > map { $_(1) }, *+1, *+2, *+3 (2 3 4) Is there any alternative way to call a function through a whatever-star, as in my first example?