And just like that it begins again. Do you realize you are just saying the same thing over and over? What do you have invested in this "race" that makes it so important to you?
Excellent question! What I have invested in this race is the time and energy of reading 47 pages of postings of just this thread alone, plus the starter thread when jpar threw down the challenge. At this point, if I have to be an asshole to goad these two into doing what they stood up and volunteered to do all of their own volition, then I'll do that; I'm good at being an asshole when the mood strikes.
I don't think it's too much to ask them to ACTUALLY run the race they said they would do.