Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 24th March 1995

Dilbert//2169, first published 31 years ago on Friday 24th March 1995

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elbonians afford just mud couch shopping network manage resources sold country little jars molten lava earths core

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his cubicle. He asks Dogbert, "How could the Elbonians afford to buy this company? Their whole country is just mud."

Dogbert imagines a television screen showing an Elbonian holding a container with the figure "$119.95"

above him. Dogbert answers, "They packaged the mud and sold it as a cosmetic on the 'Couch Shopping Network.' They made trillions."

Hugging his knees to his chest, Dilbert comments, "At least they know how to manage resources."

Dogbert replies, "They sold their entire country in little jars. Most Elbonians perished in molten lava at the Earth's core."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW COULD THE ELBONIANS AFFORD TO BUY THIS COMPANY?

THEIR WHOLE COUNTRY IS JUST MUD.

THEY PACKAGED THE MUD AND SOLD IT AS A COSMETIC ON THE "COUCH SHOPPING $11995 NETWORK." THEY MADE TRILLIONS.

AT LEAST THEY KNOW HOW TO MANAGE RESOURCES.

THEY SOLD THEIR ENTIRE COUNTRY IN LITTLE JARS.

MOST ELBONIANS PERISHED IN MOLTEN LAVA AT THE EARTH'S CORE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Elbonians' Unconventional Business Venture"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows a conversation between two characters, with one inquiring about the cost of purchasing an entire country.
• The second character explains that the Elbonians, a fictional nation, have a unique business model where they sell their entire country in little jars at a cost of $119.95.
• The punchline reveals that the Elbonians have managed to make trillions of dollars through this unconventional approach.
• The humor lies in the absurdity of the situation and the creative solution the Elbonians have come up with to monetize their country.

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