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[radarsmenagerie]

colonel flag shot kennedy

[mash4077confessions]

[almostpleasantrebel]

M*A*S*H Text Posts! (Part 1 probably, I will most likely make more)

[thebreakfastgenie]

MASH + T-shirts from the What on Earth Catalog, part 2

[gr4yk]

Colonel Flagg, boy do I have a lot to say about you. A man who's so committed to the military and hanging onto that G.I. image for dear life to the point of literal self-harm. A man whose idea of masculinity is claiming you've trained yourself not to smile. A man who, for all intents and purposes, has been consumed by a system that doesn't give a fuck about him.

The reason that I liken him to Frank Burns a lot is that he's just as much of a propaganda-driven man as the former. The main difference in them lies in the fact that while Frank fails at conventional masculinity and lacks the charisma to actually have a G.I. temperament, Flagg is masculine and charismatic. He's a hunk. Which, I would go so far as to argue makes him an even worse case of a man desperate for purpose. When the war's over, Frank's going to be back to his (mal)practice and to the misery of whatever awaits him in civilian life. It's the shittiest sorry-excuse-for-a-life but it's still a Non-Military Thing He Has. Fake and miserable as it is.

But Flagg? Flagg's CIA. He's part of the damn system. He's deep into it. He, in achieving what Frank couldn't, dug a deeper hole of self-repression and denial for himself. He's barely a person anymore. He talks like a cartoon character hopped up on steroids and squints his eyes like an action movie star trying too hard.

In The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan he shows up and does fucking nothing. Yet somehow maintains this illusion of self-importance. He's silly as damn fucking hell, calling himself the wind and jumping out the damn window only to break his leg. But he genuinely doesn't realize it. And, again, unlike Frank, his self-assurance stops him from even registering it when other people point it out. Hawkeye makes fun of him and he's prissy about it but he doesn't look or feel bullied. Without, at the very least, registering the repulsion others seem to have for you ( which though sometimes evades Frank, is actually intrinsic to his character. He knows they don't like him. ), then how are you meant to improve? How are you meant to escape that trap you've shoved yourself into?

And can we take a moment to talk about his self-harm? Even if subconscious, there must be some part of him that is desperate to escape the life he's paved for himself. A reflection of the horrors he, too, sees both during the war and as a result of CIA conduct. Hurting himself for the sake of the army, the CIA and America™ might be the only way to feel worthwhile and alive at the same time. Just getting hurt, in his eyes, is losing. Doing a "mission" without sustaining any injuries? Why, that's just not noteworthy enough for him to get any attention from big strong Uncle Sam. But getting hurt on a mission? Now that's impressive. Now that's his purpose. Now that's what he should live for and, if all else fails, die for. What wonderful mixture of narcissism AND self-hatred must you have in you, Samuel, to feel that way.

I know this post is all over the place but the point of it is to say that in spite of being a complete and total beefcake, Colonel Samuel Flagg might be M*A*S*H's most pathetic character. Or at least the one who's deepest in his own shit. Unlike Frank, whose development demands an internal trigger to work, Flagg's might just be in dire need of an external one first, because internally he's been programmed to crumble.

[dick-chugger]

I mentioned something about Colonel Flagg to my dad and his immediate reaction was to say: "More like Colonel Fag." Why is he like this.

[supnerdsimbi]

… So Flagg and Pratt were definitely fucking on the dl

[boasamishipper]

Ship: [mash] Frank x Flagg

a frank/flagg hookup would fix neither of them but it Would be really funny so i'm all for it

[aidansplaguewind]

SAM CLAFLIN as JAMES FLAGG

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE [2021]

[radarsmenagerie]

#just mash things

part 65

[mash4077confessions]

[almostpleasantrebel]

First 10 Line Challenge

Tagged by the wonderful @wonderofasunrise

Rule: Share the first lines of the last 10 stories you wrote

In her spare time, Margaret absolutely loved to read so it was only natural that she was disappointed when the library, which was once a tent of its own was moved to what could barely be called a closet that could only just fit herself with room to look at the sparse selection of books.

It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right - M*A*S*H, Margaret Houlihan/Samuel Flagg (M)

Margaret had been trying to take her R&R for two months, however, every time Colonel Potter had signed off on it they would be inundated with waves upon waves of wounded.

This Time Tomorrow - M*A*S*H, Margaret Houlihan & Sidney Freedman (M)

From the day she turned four to the day she turned eighteen Margaret Houlihan was enrolled in ballet classes.

At The Ballet - M*A*S*H, (M)

Margaret looked at the freshly written letter on her desk, she stared at it for a few moments before crumbling it into a ball and throwing it away.

How Hearts Mend - M*A*S*H, Margaret Houlihan/Hawkeye Pierce (M)

“Major!” Klinger yelled as he ran out of his office when he saw Margaret make her way out of the mess tent.

I’d Give Up Forever To Hold You - M*A*S*H, Margaret Houlihan/Helen Whitfield (M)

“Pregnant?” Margaret asked, her breath shaking as tears pricked her eyes.

We Are Forced To Recognize Our Inhumanity - M*A*S*H, Margaret Houlihan/Donald Penobscott (M)

Susan cursed as she dragged the Christmas tree into the apartment.

Underneath The Tree - ER, Susan Lewis/Kerry Weaver (T)

It was Carol's first Christmas in Seattle and the first Christmas that Doug and the girls were all together.

Silent Night - ER, Carol Hathaway/Doug Ross (T)

It had been days of almost non-stop casualties and everyone in the 4077 was physically and mentally exhausted, when they eventually stopped coming no one was quite ready to sleep.

Your Hand In Mine and Your Head Resting On My Shoulder - M*A*S*H, Margaret Houlihan/Trapper John McIntyre (M)

Hawkeye walked out of the officers club into the cool air of the night, a smile hung on his lips as he thought of Radar dancing with Lieutenant Nugent.

Prologue: Korea - M*A*S*H, Margaret Houlihan/Hawkeye Pierce (M)

Tagging anyone who wants to play along 🫶

[fdrlibrary]

Uncle Sam Day!

Perhaps the most recognizable poster in American history, James Montgomery Flagg’s depiction of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer first appeared as a cover illustration for Leslie’s Weekly magazine on July 6, 1916. In that original version Uncle Sam asks: “What are YOU doing for preparedness.” Flagg’s inspiration came from a British magazine illustration created in 1914 by Alfred Leete. It featured Lord Kitchener, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for War, pointing at the viewer while asserting “Your Country Needs YOU.”

To see more #UncleSamDay artifacts, visit our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/search/uncle%20sam

[gr4yk]

The fun part about writing anything from the POV of Frank Burns is I can get away with expressions such as this.

( Also yes, I am writing a follow-up chapter for that flaggburning fic. What are you gonna do about it, huh huh huh!? )

[nimuetheseawitch]

Deal Me Out is a top tier episode. One of the best.

[tomoleary]

Norman Mingo Mad #126 "Who Needs You?" Cover Preliminary Illustration Original Art (EC, 1969) Source

As published