# 50 Best Protest Signs of 2009 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 5, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102 "2009-12-05T17:43:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/1 "2009-12-05T17:43:39Z")
[Check it Out](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-50-best-protest-signs-of-2009)for a Laugh Pretty much as the year comes to close, I always like to look back on it in interesting ways (like best Editorial comics of the year, best movie quotes of the year, etc), and this was definitely an interesting year based on all the protest signs. My personal favorites are #44 and #49. 49 feels like it could have been done by a Doper 😃 Looking through a few of the signs, I had to wonder- is this actually a real protestor, or someone holding the sign just to be ironic? A few of them… could go either way. Anyways, just thought I’d share it for a few laughs, and a look back on the issues of the year. ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/2 "2009-12-05T18:41:34Z")
I needed that laugh. #44 and #27 are my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/3 "2009-12-05T19:15:52Z")
‘‘Would you rather I marry your daughter?’’ Love. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/4 "2009-12-05T19:29:30Z")
49 was the best out of the pack by far. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/5 "2009-12-05T19:50:38Z")
If the last one was Adam West that would be the best thing ever. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/6 "2009-12-05T19:51:12Z")
Nope. #50. Great stuff. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/7 "2009-12-05T21:28:25Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > ‘‘Would you rather I marry your daughter?’’ > > Love. Haha. This one and “Who do you think designed your wedding dress?” had me cracking up. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/8 "2009-12-05T23:10:42Z")
Those are the best protest signs I’ve seen since the Writers’ Strike. I remember one call-and-response cheer they did: “What do we want? Residuals! When do we want them? Later!” ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/9 "2009-12-05T23:55:35Z")
45 made me laugh. I also love “Corduroy skirts are a sin.” I don’t get number 35 at all. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/10 "2009-12-06T00:05:47Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > I don’t get number 35 at all. “Pubic” option. ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/11 "2009-12-06T00:59:15Z")
At the G20 protests in London this summer, a there was a banner outside the HBOS building saying “While you are here protesting, we are repossessing your house”. Evil, but funny. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/12 "2009-12-06T01:00:00Z")
#47 has me all worried about roving bands of Japanese teenagers… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/13 "2009-12-06T01:05:33Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > “Pubic” option. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/14 "2009-12-06T02:21:12Z")
44 and 49 were my favorites. “Would you rather I marry your daughter?” was up there too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/15 "2009-12-06T02:29:03Z")
I like the fact that both sides of the spectrum are represented. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/16 "2009-12-06T03:00:14Z")
That’s actually why I really liked it- there were some great signs, and some stupid signs but both sides kinda had it pretty even, as well as some really fun random ones. The fact that both sides were using children to promote their issues was up there with my least fav. but i certainly can’t accuse one side of using that tactic. The Kanye west one still makes me crack up though. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/17 "2009-12-06T08:02:16Z")
Number 43 looks odd, almost photoshopped. But it’s more the guy’s head than the sign. A few others look just a bit too perfect, but I guess that could just be good photography, or just someone touching up a real photo. 4 was the first one to make me laugh. 7 was better, although I got caught up with the way the nonfunny sign looks more like the sign outside the church. 11 was the most witty, but I think 27, with all its nonsensical signs, was the best. It looks like the guy actually got away with it. (Unless it was, as I mentioned earlier, a really good Photoshopping job) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/18 "2009-12-06T19:29:10Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > I also love “Corduroy skirts are a sin.” [the story behind that one](http://thefbomb.org/2009/11/corduroy-skirts-are-a-sin/) ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/19 "2009-12-06T19:58:13Z")
Ah, it makes much more sense now, and is quite cool 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102/20 "2009-12-06T20:22:47Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > 4 was the first one to make me laugh. [Here’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT9xuXQjxMM) where they got the idea. It’s a pretty common thing to see at protests in Ireland now (the photo in #4 was taken in Dublin). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-best-protest-signs-of-2009/520102.md?page=2)