| To: 
                      The Industry (aka Suits, Ad Monkeys, 
                      Greaseballs) From: 
                      National Board of Directors of SAG and AFTRA
 Re: 
                      Why we're still on strike
 Agreements 
                        reached: Smoked gouda to be included on bargaining 
                        table cheese tray. Demands 
                        not yet satisfied:  
                        Head 
                          shots must be increased 10 percent, to 8.8" x 11". 
                        Wassssuuup? 
                          will now count as 10 lines, rather than a sound effect. 
                        Double-scale 
                          for saying, Its not Head and Shoulders. 
                          Its new and improved Head and Shoulders. 
                        Lower 
                          burden of proof for "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" 
                          to reasonable doubt it's not butter. 
                        Adequate 
                          compensation for auditions in which casting director 
                          says, What the hell was I thinking? What 
                          the hell were you thinking? or Okay, send 
                          your daughter in. 
                        Complimentary 
                          dried smoked pig ear on set at all times (Taco Bell 
                          Chihuahua only).  
                        Overhaul 
                          of voice-over pay structure. For some reason, under 
                          the current system, 50 percent of wages are automatically 
                          garnished to James Earl Jones.  
                        No 
                          more use of the word garnished during contract 
                          talks. Most of us have to say that enough during the 
                          dinner shift.  
                        Option 
                          to cold cock any director who, during cereal commercial 
                          shoot, utters the phrase, I need a little more 
                          Adam Sandler. 
                        We 
                          will not, under any circumstances, share a dressing 
                          room with an animated character.  
                        The 
                          right to sing show tunes on the picket line, even after 
                          the strike is settled.  
                        Additional 
                          employer contributions to union health plan for coverage 
                          of collagen and St. John's Wort.  
                        Option 
                          to say, I'm Tim, I'll be your waiter this evening, 
                          and I'm seeking representation. Even if we are 
                          not seeking representation.  
                        Twenty 
                          percent over scale if script calls for use of invented 
                          adjectives such as lemonrific or minivantastic. 
                          (This item is non-negotiablicious.)  
                        No 
                          cracks about Charlton Heston's hairpiece, in support 
                          of our union brothers in Local 796  Artificial 
                          Turf Layers.
                        You break 
                          the strike, you bought the strike.
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