I guess all fiction writers are going to strike now...

[Damocles]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11132007/tv/cbs_news_writers_could_be_next_to_strike_139596.htm

See BS NEWS WRITERS COULD BE NEXT TO STRIKE!

By MICHAEL STARR

November 13, 2007 -- CBS News writers could be joining their enter tainment colleagues on the picket lines.

The writers, members of the Writers Guild of America, East, are expected to vote unanimously Thursday to authorize a strike on both the national and local levels.

They've been working without a contract since April 2005

More at link...

 

[Damocles]

You just don't get paid enough to write fiction nowadays!

 

[leaningright]

Great. So when it Michael Moore going to go on strike?

 

[leaningright]

Oops. Should be "when is."

 

[Lao Tse]

Interesting way to stop the transmission of ideas. Have the union go on strike and attack any scab who dare put pen to paper. Novel. To say the least. (get it, novel?)

 

[uscitizen]

So Reruns of Rush and Billo ?

 

[Damocles]

So Reruns of Rush and Billo ?

No, reruns of 60 minutes. Maybe they'll rerun the See BS show where Danny really turned on the BS...

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

"I guess all fiction writers are going to strike now... "

Damn.... does that mean no more "friedman is a murderer" posts?

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

Great. So when it Michael Moore going to go on strike?

Just as soon as he leaves McDonalds.

 

[uscitizen]

None of Billo's or rush's viewers would know if they are reruns anyway.

they would just say . YEES!!!! it is about time we statrted talking about Bill and Monica again.

 

[Thorn]

Perhaps they can use the time to learn how to use the English language correctly.