Why can't I project ToString() in VB?

Question

If you try to compile the query below in Visual Basic .NET, it fails.

From x In {1, 2} Select x.ToString()

The error given by the compiler

Answer 1

I couldn't tell you exacly why VB has this ridiculousness, but the simple workaround is to put the method call in parens.

Dim q = From x In {1, 2} Select (x.ToString())