Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th April 1997
Dilbert//2927, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 20th April 1997
Tags
tips from headquarters long distance short words cheap boss save money dumb ideas swiss trip curse words
Official transcript
The Boss, Wally, Dilbert and Alice sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "Here are some money-saving tips from headquarters."
The Boss reads from a list, "'When calling long distance, use short words."
The Boss continues to read, "'If everyone did this, our fifty-billion dollar company could save nine hundred dollars per year.'"
The Boss reads, "'Tip two: For faxes, use Sans Serif fonts. They transmit faster. Annual saving could exceed three hundred dollars."
The Boss says, "Next item on the agenda, remember I'll be in Switzerland next week on a fact-finding trip."
The Boss continues, "If you need to call me at my four star hotel, be sure to use short words."
Dilbert whispers to Alice, "You might want to save those short words until he's on his clue-finding trip."
The Boss stands in his hotel room in Switzerland. He holds the phone and listens to someone cursing on the other end. He says, "Those are NOT all short words."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
HERE ARE SOME MONEY-SAVING TIPS FROM HEADQUARTERS "WHEN CALLING LONG DISTANCE, USE SHORT WORDS. " "IF EVERYONE DID THIS, OUR FIFTY- BILLION - DOLLAR COMPANY COULD SAVE NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER YEAR." "TIP TWO: FOR FAXES, USE SANS SERIF FONTS.
THEY TRANSMIT FASTER.
ANNUAL SAVINGS COULD EXCEED THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS." NEXT ON THE AGENDA, REMEMBER I'LL BE IN SWITZERLAND NEXT WEEK ON A FACT- FINDING TRIP.
IF YOU NEED TO CALL ME AT MY FOUR STAR HOTEL, BE SURE TO USE SHORT WORDS.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAVE THOSE SHORT WORDS UNTIL HE'S ON HIS CLUE-FINDING TRIP SWITZERLAND THOSE ARE NOT ALL SHORT WORDS.
#!% **!!
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AI Analysis
The comic strip, originally published in 1997, revolves around the theme of "money-saving tips from headquarters" and is presented in a six-panel format. Each panel features a group of office workers seated at a table, with one individual delivering a tip on how to save money.
Panel 1: Introduction The first panel sets the scene, introducing the office workers and the context of the comic strip.
Panel 2: Tip 1 - Short Words The second panel presents the first tip, emphasizing the importance of using short words when communicating, citing a statistic that if everyone did this, the company could save $900 per year.
Panel 3: Tip 2 - Faxes The third panel introduces the second tip, which suggests using SANS serif fonts for faxes to transmit them faster, potentially saving $300 annually.
Panel 4: Tip 3 - Short Words (Revisited) The fourth panel revisits the theme of short words, with the speaker advising the use of short words for a fact-finding trip to Switzerland.
Panel 5: Tip 4 - Short Words (Again) The fifth panel features the speaker again emphasizing the use of short words, this time for a clue-finding trip to Switzerland.
Panel 6: Conclusion The final panel concludes the comic strip, highlighting the absurdity of the tips and the speaker's obsession with short words.
Overall, the comic strip uses humor to poke fun at the idea of corporate cost-cutting measures and the sometimes absurd nature of bureaucratic language.
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