Hey Nancy!   
      
    NB> since I find the taste of it totally nasty   
      
   Like everything, there is beer and then there is beer.   
      
    NB> Maybe we could use bottles of water on the wall   
      
   It seems to me the original concern wasn't about the bottled beverage but   
   instead the threat of 98 days of countdown where all that changes is the   
   number of bottles, with only the last two days offering some variation - "1   
   bottle of beer on the wall" and "Go to the store and buy some more" on the 0   
   bottle day.  Given the previous 98 days I doubt that is enough to placate   
   anyone who would object being subjected to the months of daily annoyance.  I   
   seriously doubt that bottles of water are going to be much less objectionable   
   to those who will potentionally object.   
      
   For example something like the "The 12 Days of Christmas" might be more   
   acceptable given it is only 12 days instead of 100 and has more variety in the   
   offerings per day.  Having said that I don't believe "The 12 Days of   
   Christmas" is appropriate for the occasion in question but it is a very good   
   example of a countdown song.   
      
   Speaking for myself, who took the time to program the routine, I am inclined   
   to leave well enough alone including the bottled beer which is traditional as   
   far as the original song is concerned, although I did find one reference where   
   pop was an acceptable substitution.  Personally I don't agree but then again I   
   have no claim whatsoever for "99 Bottles of Beer".  Probably the best source   
   of information is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Bottles_of_Beer especially   
   the section labelled "Mathematically inspired variants".  However it still   
   lacks any suggestion for a reduction in duration of the potential annoyance in   
   the Little Mikey's Brain implimentation.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Cybertoasts of note:   
       2019-01-01 is  183 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.   
       2024-11-05 is 2318 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.   
   --- GNU bash, version 4.4.23(1)-release (x86_64-silvermont-linux-gnu)   
    * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)