Flannels Media: Flogjam #1

The Commissar has just launched "capitalist" Flannels Media (FLM), destined to be like … well .. one of the most important blog things ever, in the history of the planet.

As one of the few "chosen" blogs, I'm pleased to host the first in what may be a continuing series of "Flogjams" - stream of consciousness "rap sessions" in which experts, media professionals and bloggers enter a "virtual room" to hash out the "issues" of the "day".

Weighing in today are:

The Commissar
John from WuzzaDem
Tammy Bruce
Glenn Reynolds
Charles Johnson
Roger L. Simon

Let's Flogjam!

 

 

#1 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 7:55 PM OK, I want to have a serious discussion about our progress so far. Is there anything we should have done differently?       #2 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 7:56 PM Differently? What are you talking about? We just launched.       #3 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 7:57 PM Never to soon to start learning from your mistakes, John.       #4 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 7:58 PM We just launched today! How many mistakes can we have made our first day?       #5 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 7:59 PM Good question. Tammy?       #6 Tammy Bruce at November 28, 2005 8:00 PM Well, I like the concept, whatever it is, but I really don't like that logo. Or the name. They're too...I don't know - LL Bean. Can we change them?       #7 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:01 PM You're kidding, right? Do you know how stupid we'd look if we changed our name and logo right after we launched?       #8 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:02 PM Tammy, if you refresh the page and then take a look at the top, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.       #9 Tammy Bruce at November 28, 2005 8:03 PM Great. I'll check it out.       #10 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:04 PM What's Charles doing here?       #11 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:05 PM He and Roger just came into some money and started a venture capital company. They gave us a thousand bucks.       #12 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:06 PM Cool. Hey, weren't they involved in some other start-up?       #13 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:07 PM Beats me.       #14 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:08 PM So, I suppose you've all noticed my avatar is a monkey.       #15 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:09 PM Uh, dude...       #16 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:10 PM And he's wearing...wait for it...ninja pajamas.       #17 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:11 PM Dude, that's not a monkey, it's Tom Cruise.       #18 Tammy Bruce at November 28, 2005 8:12 PM Charles, I'm getting an error message when I refresh the page.       #19 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:13 PM That can't be right.       #20 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:14 PM I'm telling you, that's a photo of Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch.       #21 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:15 PM I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to Tammy. Try it again, Tammy. Maybe you did something wrong.       #22 Glenn Reynolds at November 28, 2005 8:16 PM Hey, everyone. Sorry I'm late, heavy blogging today.       #23 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:17 PM Grand Rounds must be up.       #24 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:18 PM Heh.       #25 Glenn Reynolds at November 28, 2005 8:19 PM What?       #26 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:20 PM Nothing.       #27 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:21 PM Nothing.       #28 Tammy Bruce at November 28, 2005 8:22 PM Charles, I'm getting the same error message when I refresh the page.       #29 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:23 PM You must be doing something wrong. Let me take another look..       #30 Tammy Bruce at November 28, 2005 8:24 PM Yeah, like I don't know how to click on "Refresh".       #31 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:25 PM OK, calm down. I'll show you how easy this is. I'll just refresh the page, and....SON OF A B*TCH! Why am I getting this damned error message??       #32 Roger L. Simon at November 28, 2005 8:26 PM Charles, didn't we talk about hiring a programmer to do this kind of work?       #33 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:27 PM Don't start on me again, Roger!       #34 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:28 PM So Glenn, any suggestions for Flannels Media?       #35 Glenn Reynolds at November 28, 2005 8:29 PM Huh? Oh, sure, just make sure you, you know...empower bloggers, and uh...provide a forum for citizen journalists to...uh...       #36 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:30 PM Man, you're just phoning it in any more, aren't you?       #37 Glenn Reynolds at November 28, 2005 8:31 PM What are you talking about?       #38 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:32 PM Come on, dude - empowering? Provide a forum? Why not throw in some BS about "shifting the paradigm"?       #39 Glenn Reynolds at November 28, 2005 8:33 PM All right, so I'm a little tired!       #40 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:34 PM *%$#@!*& error messages!!!       #41 Glenn Reynolds at November 28, 2005 8:35 PM You try scouring 97 blogs for links, shuttling the Instafamily around in your hybrid car while you're dictating your next TCS Daily column, snapping photos, then razor-blogging before you throw something tasty on the grill.       #42 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:36 PM All right. I'm sorry, OK?       #43 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:37 PM I think I found the problem, Tammy. Try refreshing the page again.       #44 Tammy Bruce at November 28, 2005 8:38 PM Whatever!       #45 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:39 PM I think Tammy's getting a little impatient.       #46 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:40 PM By the way, I just hooked us up with a state of the art WI-FI connection.       #47 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:41 PM That should make Glenn happy.       #48 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:42 PM Indeed.       #49 Glenn Reynolds at November 28, 2005 8:43 PM What?       #50 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:44 PM Nothing.       #51 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:45 PM Nothing.       #52 Drive-Thru Chick at November 28, 2005 8:46 PM Welcome to Burger King, can I take your order?       #53 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:47 PM WTF??       #54 Drive-Thru Chick at November 28, 2005 8:48 PM Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to watch your language.       #55 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 8:49 PM Charles, I think we've got a problem with the WI-FI signal.       #56 Drive-Thru Chick at November 28, 2005 8:50 PM Sir, are you going to order?       #57 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:51 PM I don't understand why this is happening.       #58 Roger L. Simon at November 28, 2005 8:52 PM Charles, I just got a call from one of our backers and he was quite distressed. Seems he tried to log on to the web site and got a total of 404 errors.       #59 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:53 PM I hate to say it, but this web site is a steaming pile of crap.       #60 Drive-Thru Chick at November 28, 2005 8:54 PM Would you like fries with that?       #61 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 8:55 PM No - I mean, I'm not talking to you!       #62 Drive-Thru Chick at November 28, 2005 8:56 PM Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to calm down.       #63 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 8:57 PM He didn't get a total of 404 errors, you idiot, he got a 404 error.       #64 Roger L. Simon at November 28, 2005 8:58 PM Well, if you ask me, that's still 404 too many.       #65 Drive-Thru Chick at November 28, 2005 8:59 PM Sir, I need to know if you want fries with that.       #66 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 9:00 PM Charles, we need to fix this, right now.       #67 Tammy Bruce at November 28, 2005 9:01 PM I've had it with this $#@! web site, Charles! You know, I was in a good mood when I got here, and now I'm really pissed off!       #68 Roger L. Simon at November 28, 2005 9:02 PM Charles...       #69 Charles Johnson at November 28, 2005 9:03 PM Everyone. Shut. Up! I need to cool down, so I'm going for a bike ride. I'll be back later.       #70 Drive-Thru Chick at November 28, 2005 9:04 PM I'm sorry, sir, we don't allow bikes in the drive-thru lane.       #71 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 9:05 PM Wait, Charles! Great. Who's going to fix this thing? Glenn, do you know anything about wireless routers?       #72 Glenn Reynolds at November 28, 2005 9:06 PM Bzzzzzzzz       #73 John from WuzzaDem at November 28, 2005 9:07 PM I'm out of here.       #74 The Commissar at November 28, 2005 9:08 PM I'm right behind you. Oh, thanks to everyone who...ah, forget it.       #75 Drive-Thru Chick at November 28, 2005 9:09 PM Sir? Hello?

Comments

[Larry Bernard]

This may be your best work ( next to the comic book guy interview)

[Commissar]

Who would want fries with a steaming pile of crap?

[Elisson]

Lair Simon?

[Dodger]

Who would want fries with a steaming pile of crap?

Maybe if they were crappy fries.

[Karl Maher]

Excellent flogjam. It's like watching Charlie Rose.

[Daniel Berczik]

Once again, I get left out. You people are really starting to piss me off.

[Matt]

Brilliant.

[Daniel Berczik]

And no trackbacks. My, my, we are getting snoody, aren't we?

[brittney]

*clap, clap, clap*

[Sortelli]

Heh.

[MCPO Airdale]

Amusing. I'm with Daniel B, where are the trackbacks????

[Elmo]

Trackbacks? We don't need no steeeenking capitalist linkhoewinn trackbacks! Just give us da fookin funny, that's all we want. Put it in the bag, and none of those exploding funny packs either. And keep your hands away from the alarm.

[Jeff H]

Man, what time is it? Crap, I'm late for work.

Oh, wait, it's 9:30 at night. Fercryinoutloud, how long did it take me to read this?

[Maureen]

I haven't laughed so hard since I read your last post.

[LindaSoG]

You have outdone yourself and tomorrow, we expect you to do it again!

[John from WuzzaDem]

Daniel and MCPO - sorry, I have trackbacks turned on by default, somehow I screwed it up.

[American Daughter]

Fantastic. I can't stop laughing. Love the pics.

[seawitch]

Brilliant!

[Frank]

That was classic...very funny...love the - "He didn't get a total of 404 errors, you idiot, he got a 404 error." Classic....like Charles Johnson after that one I need a bike ride.

So watch out at lunch people the boy is taking the Cdale to Sequoyah Hills for a quick ride.

[The Commissar]

Jed Clampett and his hat. Perfect for the cosmopolitan Roger Simon.

Really great, John.

[Beth]

HAHAHAHAAAA "No links for you!"
Oh. Wrong post.

HAHAHAHAAAA!!!
Hey, I was waiting in my flannel boxers to flogjam, dammit!

Best Flogjam EVER! clap clap clap clap clap

[Kiki B.]

Commisar, were they out of ketchup/catsup? You gotta have something to dip your fries in.

[BIRDZILLA]

More from the grand exualted fearless leader

[mcat]

Just perfect!!

[dragonlady474]

I used to think I was funny, until I read this. HYSTERICAL! I laughed/cried through it.

[Jheka]

Very, very funny. Charles Johnson as Tom Cruise. *snark^

[GaijinBiker]

Oh my God, that is funny. People in my office are wondering why I'm laughing.

[lgfwatch]

For a moment I though this was satire, but it's just too accurate for that.

Hilarious. Sitting here laughing at work, and no one understands why.

[Bob]

Very well done. Instapundit with his buzzing razzor was especially nice.