Top 10 fictional spin-offs from #OccupyWallStreet

By Jonathan Bradley in Sydney, Australia

18 October 2011

The easy adaptability of Occupy Wall Street's "branding" — particularly the "I am the 99 per cent" slogan and its frequent accompaniment of hand-lettered signs detailing tales of woe — has made the movement ripe for adaptation, from the serious to the parodic. Think the regional "Occupy" movements in America and across the world as an example of the first, or RedState blogger Erick Erickson's conservative counterprotest I Am The 53 Per Cent. The following, however, are some of the best examples of the less serious kind of homage.

1. #OccupySesameStreet

Occupy Sesame Street

See also: Tauntr's pics of Occupy Sesame Street violence. 

2. Jon Huntsman joins the 99 per cent.

 Jon Hunstman as part of the 99 per cent

(via Dave Weigel)

Nos. 3-10 after the jump...

3. I AM THE 2 PER CENT

A milk carton claiming to be a member of the

(via slacktory)

4. I AM THE 98 DEGREE

98 degrees

(via thenewhotness)

5. Occupy Black Street

Occupy Black Street

(via SwagBomb)

6. Giraffe forbidden to occupy Wall Street

 Giraffes

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU “OCCUPY WALL STREET” OR “OCCUPY BOSTON” OR “OCCUPY” ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT GARBAGE PIT YOU CALL A BEDROOM UNTIL IT’S CLEAN, DO YOU HEAR ME?

(via Animals Talking In All Caps)

7.The Littler 99 Per Cent

A small child holding a sign and claiming to be part of the 99 per cent

(via Critical Massachusetts)

8. WE ARE THE 5 PER CENT

We are the 5 per cent 

(via Sach O)

9. Occupy Legoland

Occupy Legoland

(via Occupy Legoland on Facebook)

10. The latest New Yorker cover

Cover of the New Yorker magazine

That last one is perhaps a bit more pointed than some of the others. Are there any other parodies out there I've missed?

Tags: Occupy Sesame Street, Occupy Wall Street, Parody

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