Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 12th March 1996

Dilbert//2523, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 12th March 1996

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product idea quit start business run new company cucbilces immoral people already in hell

Official transcript

Dilbert says to Wally, "If this company won't use our product idea let's quit and start our own business!"

Wally responds, "Why quit? We can run our new company from our cubicles and get paid too."

Dilbert asks, "Wouldn't that be immoral?"

Wally says, "That's only an issue for people who aren't already in hell."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF THIS COMPANY WON'T USE OUR PRODUCT IDEA LET'S QUIT AND START OUR OWN BUSINESS!

WHY QUIT? WE CAN RUN OUR NEW COMPANY FROM OUR CUBICLES AND GET PAID TOO.

WOULDN'T THAT BE IMMORAL?

THAT'S ONLY AN ISSUE FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T ALREADY IN HELL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Immoral Cubicles"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a distinctive appearance, engaging in a conversation with his boss. The boss suggests that if Dilbert's company doesn't use its product idea, they should quit and start their own business. However, Dilbert points out that they can't run their new company from their cubicles and get paid too. The boss responds by saying that it wouldn't be immoral, as people who aren't already in hell wouldn't be affected. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the corporate world and the absurdities of modern work life.

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