Writers at the notorious TheSpoof.com newspaper have gone on strike. The 4000-strong membership has agreed on keystroke strike till the newspaper starts paying them.
Spokesbot of the SWG (Spoof Writers Guild) said, "This time it is for real."
The oldest member of the guild, Undies Wundie, has vowed not to celebrate his 700th birthday next week till the dispute is resolved. He comes from the Middle Kingdom and started his life as the ring of the 'Lord of Rings' fame, until he got a bit rusted and took to writing for TheSpoof.
The whole world is shaken by this strike and there is a real danger that it might lead to cancellation of award ceremony at the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which happens in 3 days from today.
Prayer ceremonies are being held across the world including Antarctica, Bermuda Island and Kalaalut Nunaat to avoid the catastrophe. But the writers, it seems, are in no mood to listen.
As Undies Wundie remarked, "And so it begins…"