Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 28th May 1996

Dilbert//2600, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 28th May 1996

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manager chose path phil ruler of heck punisher minor sins procter and gamble home exercise spoons

Official transcript

Phil and the Boss sit at a table eating lunch. Phil says, "Mom wanted me to be a manager like you. But I chose my own path."

Phil continues, "I became Phil, the Ruler of Heck, the Punisher of Minor Sins!"

The Boss asks, "How do you make money?"

Phil answers, "Corporate sponsorship. 'Procter and Gamble' pays me to stay away from them."

The Boss says, "You should sell a line of home-exercise spoons."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MOM WANTED ME TO BE A MANAGER LIKE YOU.

BUT I CHOSE MY OWN PATH.

I BECAME PHIL, THE RULER OF HECK, THE PUNISHER OF MINOR SINS!

HOW DO YOU MAKE MONEY?

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP.

"PROCTER AND GAMBLE" PAYS ME TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM.

YOU SHOULD SELL A LINE OF HOME- EXERCISE SPOONS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Corporate Sponsorship"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a character named Phil, who is seeking to become a manager like his mother.
• However, Phil's approach to achieving this goal is unconventional and humorous.
• He decides to use his "ruler of heck" and "punisher of minor sins" skills to make money.
• Phil then offers to sell a line of home-exercise spoons, which are sponsored by a corporate entity called "Procter and Gamble."
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate sponsorship and the lengths people will go to make money.

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