More From Letterman's Late Show Writers

Published: November 28, 2007, 1:22 am

I find lateshowwritersonstrike.com consistently the funniest strike blog out there. Some recent gems you may have missed: BILL SCHEFT'S STRIKE RELATED DAVE-TYPE MONOLOGUE JOKE OF THE DAY: The hookers in Times Square, God Bless 'em, are now offering their "Writers Strike Special." It's $29.95, but if you let them make a DVD, they'll give you back four cents. BREAKING NEWS- EXCLUSIVE- THE AMPTP'S CONTRACT PROPOSAL ...BY JOE GROSSMAN... Today, the WGA and AMPTP resumed negotiations, and inside sources say the producers finally offered the writers a contract that would pay us using a simple, straightforward formula. Here's how it works. The pay-per-letter contract: $0.00 for every use of the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. .0125 for every Q and anything with an umlaut. Negotiation Ground Rules ...BY STEVE YOUNG ... The WGA and the AMPTP have agreed that Monday's negotiations will be governed by the following rules: -- Each side may

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