Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 13th June 1997

Dilbert//2981, first published 29 years ago on Friday 13th June 1997

Tags

no on fired occasional beating statistical clustering suicides voting the customer buying product

Official transcript

Dilbert and Kenny sit at a conference table. Kenny tells a customer, "No one has ever been fired for buying our product!"

Dilbert adds, "That's true."

Dilbert says, "There IS the occasional savage beating . . . and more than our share of suicides . . ."

Kenny looks angry. Dilbert continues, "But that has 'statistical clustering' written all over it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

VISITING THE CUSTOMER NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN FIRED FOR BUYING OUR PRODUCT!

THAT'S TRUE.

THERE IS THE OCCASIONAL SAVAGE BEATING AND MORE THAN OUR SHARE OF SUICIDES...

BUT THAT HAS "STATISTICAL CLUSTERING" WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Visiting the Customer"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a customer's visit to a company, where they express dissatisfaction with the product.
• The customer states that no one has ever been fired for buying their product, implying that the company has a poor track record of accountability.
• The customer then reveals that the company has a "statistical clustering" written all over it, suggesting that the company's products may be linked to suicides.
• The conversation is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the company's lack of accountability and the customer's clever observation.

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