Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th June 1994

Dilbert//1902, first published 32 years ago on Thursday 30th June 1994

Tags

does not meet needs publishing needs plot was lame hated characters association insulting author mean publisher insulting publisher

Official transcript

"Dogbert the Publisher"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE PUBLISHER DEAR TIM, YOUR BOOK DOES NOT MEET OUR CURRENT PUBLISHING NEEDS.

YOUR PLOT WAS LAME AND I HATED YOUR CHARACTERS.

AND BY ASSOCIATION I HAVE COMETO HATE YOU TOO.

6/30 FOR SAFETY REASONS, I HIRED AN ILLITERATE PERSON TO RIP UP YOUR MANUSCRIPT. I WOULD USE THE RETURN ENVELOPE YOU PROVIDED BUT I'M AFRAID YOU MIGHT HAVE LICKED THE STAMPS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Licked Stamps"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dogbert, the publisher, writing a letter to Tim, the author. The letter expresses dissatisfaction with Tim's book, stating that it does not meet the publisher's current publishing needs. Dogbert then reveals that he has hired an illiterate person to rip up Tim's manuscript, citing safety concerns.

Key Points:

• Dogbert rejects Tim's book due to its failure to meet publishing needs.
• Dogbert hires an illiterate person to destroy the manuscript.
• The reason cited for this action is safety concerns.

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