Comment Here By Telephone

Perhaps the written word escapes you and yet you still feel the need to express yourself about something you’ve read here? Now, in addition to leaving text comments, you can phone your comments in by telephone.

Just click the Add audio? checkbox on the regular old comments form, and then enter a little text preamble. Post your comments as normal, and then watch your email for instructions on how to telephone in your comments.

Follow the instructions and your audio commentary will appear attached to your original comment for the world to hear.

This is experimental — the result of a late-nite procrastination session — so it might not work completely or as you might expect. Or it might be a silly idea to begin with. Feedback (textual or audio) is welcome.

Comments

Peter Rukavina's picture
Peter Rukavina on August 16, 2004 - 05:30 Permalink

Okay, I’m trying this out for the first time…

Peter Rukavina's picture
Peter Rukavina on August 16, 2004 - 05:59 Permalink

You can now also call in via FreeWorld Dialup.

Rob L.'s picture
Rob L. on August 16, 2004 - 12:48 Permalink

Very cool! Seems to work well, however, I can’t help but think of the potential for serious crank call abuse.

oliver's picture
oliver on August 16, 2004 - 14:05 Permalink

How about illegal MP3 uploading and downloading?

Ken's picture
Ken on August 16, 2004 - 14:17 Permalink

Pure novelty. Text is detached, dry, and objective. Voice allows personality to seep in, those harmonics that cloud reason. I like how I appear in text, my voice is too personal.

The Platters's picture
The Platters on August 16, 2004 - 20:30 Permalink

We have sing a song for you.

The Platters's picture
The Platters on August 16, 2004 - 20:35 Permalink

we forgotten have our song — it will come to you soon

Lisa Howard's picture
Lisa Howard on August 18, 2004 - 13:07 Permalink

test test my son laughing

Chris Corrigan's picture
Chris Corrigan on August 19, 2004 - 18:57 Permalink

Only you…!

Chris Corrigan's picture
Chris Corrigan on August 20, 2004 - 00:29 Permalink

Weird…It did feel like I’m leaving a phone message. Which is why I say “Bye” at the end.

I like it though.

Lisa Howard's picture
Lisa Howard on August 20, 2004 - 11:22 Permalink

Chris Corrigan? Not THE Chris Corrigan, lead singer of Corrigan and the Born Again Pagans! I thought it smelled smarmy in here… How’s it going guy? How goes the crusade?

Chris Corrigan's picture
Chris Corrigan on August 21, 2004 - 03:23 Permalink

Yeah Lisa…it’s me…which Chris Corrigan did you think it was?

And btw, I never sang with the pagans, but I wrote all the music for the Caberet performance…after Bacchus in 1989 my association with the Pagans ended and they became a REAL band!

The crusade goes as well as can be expected underthe circumstances. You have cute kids!

Lisa Howard's picture
Lisa Howard on August 21, 2004 - 11:20 Permalink

As well as can be expected? How very equivocal of you. Rock on dude. Long live the Cultural Revolution, eh? Or was it the Shining Path? Anyway, whatever. Send your wife my regards.

Chris Corrigan's picture
Chris Corrigan on August 21, 2004 - 20:53 Permalink

Caitlin says Hi.

Lisa Howard's picture
Lisa Howard on August 22, 2004 - 09:36 Permalink

Did I say wife? I meant to say fat cow of a wife. My apologies for that oversight.

Chris Corrigan's picture
Chris Corrigan on August 23, 2004 - 18:12 Permalink

I BEG your pardon?

I’m not sure what kind of 15 year old grudge you’re holding, but I might respectfully suggest you get over yourself.

Lisa Howard's picture
Lisa Howard on August 23, 2004 - 21:00 Permalink

Oh sorry. I thought I was just being honest. I’ll tell you what, why don’t you post some links to photos of your wife and we can all vote on whether we think she’s a fat cow.