Hey Nancy!   
      
    NB> Oh, right... that WAS trying to niggle at me... ;)   
      
   I noticed when doing a search for a different countdown that '99 bottles of   
   beer' generated many progamming examples hits.  It appears to be an excellent   
   tutorial for many different languages.  However what sets aside our '99   
   bottles of beer' from the pack is the one verse per day generator as well as   
   it being married to a messaging forum.  Also it occurred to me after posting   
   the two different '99 bottles of beer' calendars that there could be multiple   
   spinoff opportunities at our fingertips, the tagline in the footer of my   
   replies to you being a prime example.   
      
   Just a thought.  :::evil grin:::   
      
   Anyhow I still cannot find a better countdown for this particular idea.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Cybertoasts of note:   
       2019-01-01 is  205 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.   
       2024-11-05 is 2340 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.   
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