Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 26th March 1994

Dilbert//1806, first published 32 years ago on Saturday 26th March 1994

Tags

device dogcart scam end of world evil be gone evil money give money scammer take money

Open source transcript

THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING IN YEAR 2000. THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD GIVE ME YOUR MONEY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

260 IT IS WRITTEN THAT MONEY IS EVIL. I'LL KEEP YOUR MONEY IN DOGBERT'S SPECIAL "EVIL-BE-GONE" DEVICE.

AND IT'S COMPLETELY DEDUCTIBLE ... FROM YOUR SAVINGS.

SO I'M ACTUALLY MAKING MONEY!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Evil-Be-Gone Device" and it was originally published in the United Feature Syndicate.

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a man visiting a financial advisor, who is wearing a yellow turban with a crescent moon on it. The advisor explains that the end of the world is coming in the year 2000 and advises the man to give him his money before it's too late. The man agrees, but only if the advisor will keep his money in Dogbert's special "evil-be-gone" device. The advisor agrees, and the man hands over his money. However, the advisor reveals that the device is completely deductible from the man's savings, making him money. The man is shocked and outraged, but the advisor simply laughs and says, "So I'm actually making money!"

Key Points:

• The comic strip is a humorous take on the idea of financial advisors and the end of the world.
• The use of Dogbert's "evil-be-gone" device as a way to make money is a clever play on the concept of evil and its relation to finance.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that financial advisors often prioritize making money over helping their clients.

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