[capt. norm]

This is not an effort: this is a pep rally. The citizens of Florida preventing Gore from stealing the 2000 election... now THAT was an effort!

"Pep rally" is just fine for me!

"citizens of Florida from stealing the 2000 election WAS and effort and it worked. (what did you do in that one?) Had it not worked, you wouldn't have considered it an "effort". You wait, like the Monday morning quarterback to place your bets after the game.

[papertyger]

Had it not worked, you wouldn't have considered it an "effort".

What possible justification could you have for such a petulant speculation. And there's any wonder about the term "tantrum?"

You wait, like the Monday morning quarterback to place your bets after the game.

No. I don't "bet" on things that determine how fast I can drive, how much pay I keep, and what my kid learns.

If you "bet" you don't know enough about the game to play.