Some professions just aren't properly appreciated

Did you hear about the Novelists Guild of America strike? No? You're not alone. Sources report that four months into the strike, it has had no effect on the American public whatsoever.

"While the strike has been joined by an estimated 250,000 novelists - 225,000 of whom have reportedly stopped in the middle of their first novel - it has done no damage to any measurable sector of the economy, including bookstore chains, newspapers, magazines, all major media, overseas markets, independent film studios, major film studios, actors, editors, animators, carpenters, those in finance or banking, the day-to-day lives of average Americans, or anything else anyone can think of as of press time."

Thanks to the Booklist Blog for reminding me how much I love the Onion.