The WGA Sure Can't Write a Strike Slogan

They may be able to pen some of the most riveting dramas and hilarious comedies this side of the Atlantic, but Writers Guild of America members can't seem to be bothered to think up a witty slogan -- and everyone's a critic.

Jamie Lee Curtis, who writes children's books when she's not fighting hermaphrodite rumors, spent a post on the Huffington Post on the topic.

I am for the writers. They are the starting point for any movie or TV project so without a writer, there is no content. My beef is that the slogans that they are chanting are so poorly written.

"What do we want?... INTERNET!... When do we want it?... NOW!"

That's the best these writers can come up with?

Too bad her suggestions are just as lame.

"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

"The truth? You can't handle the truth."

"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more"

Or how about adopting Norma Rae's simple, silent message of solidarity by having the strikers carry signs over their heads that say "UNION" and stop all the chanting.

Really? Ripping off movie quotes is the best you can do? More slogan critiques -- and a chance to vote on those submitted by Underwire readers -- after the jump.

The Los Angeles Times complains about sad sloganeering as well, or at least the NYPD does.

Strikers at Rockefeller Center hoisted "On Strike" signs and chanted, "Writers want fair share," but a nearby police officer was unimpressed.

"They're writers. Couldn't they come up with anything better than 'On strike'?" mused the officer.

The cop's got a point. Slogans aren't the only thing hurting in this strike -- the propaganda is embarrassingly tame for an industry that occasionally fills the airwaves with witty banter.

The following is obviously Photoshopped, but this is what I want to see from the WGA.

[Thanks Deadline Hollywood Daily]

Surprisingly, the only creative sign I've seen was in the hands of one of the most boring actresses I know, Patricia Heaton from Everybody Loves Raymond.

Have you seen or heard any better slogans? Or have you thought up the perfect haiku for the WGA? Submit photos or text below and vote for your faves. When submitting photos please downsize them to be up to 200 pixels wide.Submissions are now closed, but you can still vote for your faves.