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05/08/2004: "Bang a gong! We are on!"

This was inevitable. Those of you who, like me, are fans of the over-the-top Japanese cooking show Iron Chef (also known as Pro Wrestling flambée or Roller Derby à l'orange) will want to know that the Chairman has brought his unique genius to the Internet. Ready or not, it's Iron Blog!

Ten days ago, a man's fantasy became reality in a form never before seen, Iron Blog, a giant debating battlefield.

The motivation for spending his fortune to create Iron Blog was to encounter new, original thought, which could be called true, artistic creations.

To realize his dream, he started choosing the top bloggers of various schools of thought. And he named his choices the Iron Bloggers, the invincible bloggers of debating skill.

Iron Blogger Democrat is Jay Bullock; Iron Blogger Green is R.G. "Robin" Pratt; Iron Blogger Libertarian is Vinod Valloppillil; and Rosemary Esmay is Iron Blogger Republican.

Iron Blog is the battlefield where the Iron Bloggers await the challenges of master bloggers from all over the blogosphere.

Both the Iron Blogger and the Challenger have twenty-four hours to first tackle the theme topic of the day. Using all their senses, skills and creativity, they're prepared to present intelligent arguements never heard before.

And if ever a challenger wins over the Iron Bloggers, he or she will gain the people's ovation and fame forever.

Check it out, it's a scream. Oh, and if you've never seen Iron Chef, you can find it on the Food Network every weekend. Watch it before you go to Iron Blog, or a lot of the humor will be lost (of course, it might be lost on you anyway...).

(Thanks to LGF for the link.)