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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 28th June 1994

Dilbert//1900, first published 32 years ago on Tuesday 28th June 1994


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book publishing reject authors untalented dolts publish something conventional wisdom


Official transcript

"How's the book publishing business coming along?"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

HOW'S THE BOOK PUBLISHING BUSINESS COMING ALONG?

GREAT!

I GET TO REJECT DOZENS OF AUTHORS EVERY DAY! I CALL THEM UNTALENTED DOLTS AND THEY THANK ME FORIT.

EVENTUALLY, YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY PUBLISH SOMETHING.

YEAH, WELL, THAT'S THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Book Publishing Business"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around the challenges of publishing a book.
  • The protagonist, Dilbert, expresses frustration with the rejection of dozens of authors daily.
  • He is advised to publish his work himself, emphasizing the conventional wisdom that this approach is more effective.
  • The comic strip humorously highlights the difficulties of navigating the book publishing industry.

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