The Strike May Be Over, But The Struggle Never Ends

Due to an arcane by-law in the WGA constitution, no strike can officially be called off until one the Guild’s longest-tenured and most visible members appears on television to ritualistically recite the story of Lew Wasserman’s Toilet, in which the legendary Hollywood mogul supposedly dismissed the idea of paying residuals by saying, “My plumber doesn’t charge me each time I flush the toilet.” Thankfully, comedian and tenured Oscar gag-writer Bruce Vilanch completed this curious formality earlier today on CNN, allowing the rest of the strike-cancellation process to proceed as scheduled.

• Previously: The Strike Is Over! On Wednesday! Let There Be Rejoicing! But Not Too Much! [Defamer]