on *:TEXT:!countdown:#:{
  if ($ctime > %date) 
  {msg $chan Countdown expired}
  else {
    msg $chan $duration($calc($ctime - %date))}}

    on *:TEXT:!setdate:#:{
      if ($ctime($2-)) 
      {msg $nick Use !setdate <date>
      msg $nick Valid date formats are:
      msg $nick January 1 1970 00:00:00
      msg $nick 3rd August 1987 3:46pm
      msg $nick 21/4/72 1:30:37
      msg $nick Wed 1998-3-27 21:16}
      else {set %date $ctime($2)}}