Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 23rd December 1994

Dilbert//2078, first published 32 years ago on Friday 23rd December 1994

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telemarketing bid to run telemarketers pay themselves rip[ off people old people no way to lose

Official transcript

Dogbert sits across from the Boss's desk. He hands the Boss a document and says, "Here's my bid to run your telemarketing company. Basically, it's no cost to you."

Dogbert continues, "My telemarketers pay themselves. If they get a feeble-minded person on the phone they charge them triple and pocket the difference."

The Boss says, "There's no way I can lose."

Dogbert says, "Don't answer your home phone for a few weeks."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S MY BID TO RUN YOUR TELEMARKETING COMPANY. BASICALLY, IT'S NO COST TO YOU.

MY TELEMARKETERS PAY THEMSELVES. IF THEY GET A FEEBLEMINDED PERSON ON THE PHONE THEY CHARGE THEM TRIPLE AND POCKET THE DIFFERENCE THERE'S NO WAY I CAN LOSE.

DON'T ANSWER YOUR HOME PHONE FOR A FEW WEEKS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Bid to Run Telemarketing Company"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on corporate life.
• In this strip, Dilbert is approached by a telemarketer who offers to run his telemarketing company for free.
• The telemarketer's pitch is that his team will charge the company triple the amount they charge customers, and pocket the difference.
• Dilbert is skeptical of the offer, but the telemarketer assures him that there's no way he can lose.
• The strip pokes fun at the absurdity of the telemarketer's proposal and the ridiculousness of the corporate world.

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