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UPDATED, 5:56 PM: There’s no reason why writers can’t have a little fun while hitting the picket lines, right?

Protesting over past and future lost wages is serious business, but leave it to Hollywood scribes to find the levity in the most dire of situations. Besides trying to keep spirits up by recommending restaurants that are offering WGA discounts and pointing how a porta-potty is now available on at least one picket line, the writers are also finding clever ways to make their picket signs more than just, well, plain old picket signs.

“Paulina Porizkova is dating a writer. We can do anything!” read one.

That got an immediate retweet by the former supermodel herself, who replied, “whoever wrote this, please know you made my day, and I stand behind writers in every way — both metaphorically and physically.”

“Take me down to Universal City where the pay is bad & residuals shitty,” read another.

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“Roz Doyle was union,” said another (a reference to Peri Gilpin’s character in Frasier).

Here’s the latest sampling:

Was busy lot coordinating today at Universal so I didn’t get to walk around a ton with with the rare, blank sign I found and scrawled all over. I hope whoever carries it next enjoys the surprise on the other side.

But honestly they should?#WGAStrike #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/ZknM1Y49OW

— Rob Forman WGA Captain is on STRIKE (he/him) (@robsforman) May 9, 2023

I have made it my job on the line to come up with the closest “It’s Almost a Chant but not Quite a Chant” that I can and so far my best is:

Your abuse is habitual/Pay us our residuals

But this is better. https://t.co/AGOnTTsixm

— Daniel Kunka (@unikunka) May 9, 2023

Hahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah pic.twitter.com/DFMeUZkjuj

— T$E CHUN is premiering GREMLINS on May 23! ? (@thetzechun) May 9, 2023

Strike Style by Sadie (who picked out her hat and purse herself) and added colors and pizzazz to my sign. She’s an icon. A legend. A true ally.

And if AMPTP doesn’t give us a fair contract soon, she’s willing to run through any and all active sets shrieking. She’s very loud. pic.twitter.com/GecSp8WmYK

— Allison Sanchez (@_A_Sanch) May 9, 2023

In the face of unbridled corporate greed, the attempted elimination of the middle class of creatives, mini rooms, a broken assistant to writer career ladder, and the abuse of AI there can only be one response:

Dual wielding. #WGAStrong #WGAStrike pic.twitter.com/6X7AYdATXr

— Aaron Edwards (@_aaronmedwards) May 8, 2023

Several reporters today were walking around asking writers how long we’d *actually* be willing to strike. I don’t know dude, how long do you think it’ll take 11,000 unemployed writers to run out of sign ideas? #wgastrong #writersstrike pic.twitter.com/C0cq81jTcF

— mah ree nah (@marinarachael) May 3, 2023

While assembling picket signs at WGA headquarters, MEGAN screenwriter Akela Cooper found this old picket stick that I signed back during the ‘07 strike. We marched and won then, and if we have to, we’ll march and win again. #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/OR4TanN5EO

— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) April 27, 2023

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