Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 5th April 1996

Dilbert//2547, first published thirty years ago on Friday 5th April 1996

Tags

valuable experince rodent vice president of marketing simple marketing plan good press

Official transcript

Ratbert, Wally, Dilbert and Alice sit at a conference table. Ratbert says, "I had years of valuable experience as a rodent before I became vice president of marketing."

Ratbert continues, "My marketing plan is simple. Each of you will cling to the leg of a technology columnist until we get some good press."

Dilbert approaches a technology columnist and says, "It looks like you're full."

The man has people clinging to both legs. He responds, "You can cling to the cat until a space opens."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAD YEARS OF VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AS A RODENT BEFORE I BECAME VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING.

MY MARKETING PLAN IS SIMPLE. EACH OF YOU WILL CLING TO THE LEG OF A TECHNOLOGY COLUMNIST UNTIL WE GET SOME GOOD PRESS.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE FULL.

YOU CAN CLING TO THE CAT UNTIL A SPACE OPENS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Clinging to the Past"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a rodent who boasts of his years of experience as a rodent before becoming the Vice President of Marketing. However, the other executives are skeptical and dismiss his claims, pointing out that he is a rodent and lacks human experience.

Key Points:

• The rodent's lack of human experience is highlighted, making it difficult for him to relate to the marketing team.
• The other executives are unimpressed by the rodent's claims of experience.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a rodent in a corporate position and the absurdity of his claims.

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