# Write my protest sign! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 8, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027 "2011-10-08T20:50:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/1 "2011-10-08T20:50:49Z")
I’ve got a metrocard full of cash, easily accessible oak-tag and magic markers, and-- being unemployed-- plenty of free time. What should I write on my Occupy Wall Street protest sign? ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/2 "2011-10-08T20:59:08Z")
“I’m just here for the [insert mundane social activity of your choice]” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/3 "2011-10-08T21:06:41Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > “I’m just here for the [insert mundane social activity of your choice]” “bong hits” “pepper spray seasonings” “year end dividends” Come on, Dopers. Get me network screen time! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/4 "2011-10-08T21:09:40Z")
Tax the Job Creators! ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/5 "2011-10-08T21:39:46Z")
My other protest sign is a company car with perks and a year-end bonus! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/6 "2011-10-08T21:41:53Z")
[Careful, now Down with this sort of thing!]([http://mediastudiesisshit.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/father\_ted\_down\_with\_this\_sort\_of\_t.jpg](http://mediastudiesisshit.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/father_ted_down_with_this_sort_of_t.jpg)) . ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/7 "2011-10-08T21:54:06Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Tax the Job Creators! Or the local New York City equivalent: “Yeah, I got your job creation right here!” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/8 "2011-10-08T22:02:32Z")
I really like Tax The Job Creators! Maybe Tax The Job Creators Moar! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/9 "2011-10-08T22:20:52Z")
Bring back **Firefly**! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/10 "2011-10-08T22:32:29Z")
I’ve a got a job for you to create. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/11 "2011-10-08T22:55:03Z")
I saw a good one, “you know things are messed up when librarians start marching” How about “make jobs not war”? ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/12 "2011-10-08T23:13:25Z")
Simple honesty is the best… [![](https://montrealradioguy.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/my-arms-are-tired-protester1.jpg) ](https://montrealradioguy.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/my-arms-are-tired-protester1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kilmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kilmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilmore)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/13 "2011-10-08T23:16:55Z")
“Job creation at work- Lemonade 50 cents” ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/14 "2011-10-08T23:37:16Z")
“Firelands rep run LFM, need tank, heals, 3 DPS” ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/15 "2011-10-08T23:42:13Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > “Firelands rep run LFM, need tank, heals, 3 DPS” If we’re going to go with video game nerdiness, go with something that might actually have her getting something: “LF unusual scout tossle cap with haunted ghosts”. And **Biggirl** , if anyone says they have the above and want to know your offer, get in touch with me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/16 "2011-10-09T00:00:39Z")
“Al Davis is dead, and I don’t feel so good myself” ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/17 "2011-10-09T00:06:30Z")
I lost my job and found an Occupation Here to witness the rebirth of democracy in america Make jobs not war this is SO not over and my personal favorite: Shit is Fucked UP! (just a few I have seen) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/18 "2011-10-09T00:13:27Z")
I don’t wanna be a party pooper but if you’ve seen them, they’ve already been done. I need something witty, catchy and original-- for the cameras. Greedy Fat Cats Are Fucking Up My Facebook. I’m Upside Down on my Mortgage. Makes Staying Home On Unemployment Like Living In A Funhouse. Bring Back Summer! Nope, none of these are witty or topical enough. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/19 "2011-10-09T00:18:26Z")
This is a good sign. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027/20 "2011-10-09T00:55:34Z")
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