"It's a contest," said one Arab businessman.
No contest, said most Iranians, the establishment man must win.
"Kids love our spinach-eating contest," said Capt.
"We've decided to reinstitute the spinach-eating contest," said Capt.
By contrast, the Nathan's contest, said to have taken place every year since 1916, is now presented live on ESPN.
"They're hideous," Barry Petchesky, a writer with Deadspin who organized the contest, said about the London Olympic mascots.
They were in town from Oregon for a Bunco contest, said Dolly Boals, one of the women.
"We were inspired a bit by the Nathan's contest," said Nicole Ponseca, general manager of the restaurant.
It will be a very tight contest," said Ibrahim Suffian, the head of the Merdeka Centre.
Moni, who was re-elected without contest, said that postponing the election was not an option.
Cesare Prandelli, who resigned as Italy manager after the vicious, ill-tempered contest, said it was astonishing that no action had been taken.
