In message <Gq567.6698$qh7.533087 / e420r-atl2.usenetserver.com>, David Alan Black wrote: > On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Avi Bryant wrote: > > > 145. Are we sick of this yet? > > Bytes are dropping like flies -- what's not to like? :-) > > > @c=(@b='#{n>0?n: :No} bottle#{:s if n!=1} of beer')+' on the wall' > > eval %{puts"#@c, #@b\nTake one down, pass it > around,",(n-=1;"#@c.\n\n");}*n=99 > > I'll trade you three bytes for one period: > > @c=(@b='#{n>0?n: :No} bottle#{:s if n!=1} of beer')+' on the wall' > eval %{puts"#@c, #@b. > Take one down, pass it around,",(n-=1;"#@c. > > ");}*n=99 > > > (Am I missing any reasons why expanding the \n's would be bad? Maybe > cross-platform weirdness?) > > Hehe Posted Via Nuthinbutnews Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.nuthinbutnews.com