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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 1st August 1991

Dilbert//838, first published 35 years ago on Thursday 1st August 1991


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dogbert guilt copyrighted simple stupid people crowd


Official transcript

Dogbert stands on a stage holding a microphone. Dogbert says to the audience, "You can free yourself from guilt with the copyrighted Dogbert method."

Dogbert continues, "My method is so simple that even stupid people can do it."

Dogbert asks, "Do we have any stupid people here today?"

Everyone in the audience raises their hands.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU CAN FREE YOURSELF FROM GUILT WITH THE COPYRIGHTED DOGBERT METHOD.

MY METHOD IS SO SIMPLE THAT EVEN STUPID PEOPLE CAN DO IT.

DO WE HAVE ANY STUPID PEOPLE HERE TODAY?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Dogbert Method"

Summary:

  • Dogbert, a clever and manipulative dog, presents a method for freeing oneself from guilt.
  • The method involves doing something stupid, claiming it is so simple that even stupid people can do it.
  • The audience is initially skeptical but eventually buys into Dogbert's scheme.
  • The comic strip satirizes the tendency to seek easy solutions to complex problems and the willingness to accept flawed reasoning.

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