Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd September 1997
Dilbert//3062, first published 29 years ago on Tuesday 2nd September 1997
Tags
dogbert company emperor wheelbarrows salary downsized buzz saw dogbert parent company money
Official transcript
Dogbert stands on a filing cabinet. He wears a crown and holds a scepter. The Boss bows before him. Dogbert says, "Tell the employees to get wheelbarrows to carry my salary out."
Dogbert says, "Turn out the lights when you're done. You're all downsized. Shoo!"
The Boss leaves in a daze. Caption: The Media Loved Him A mob of reporters surrounds Dogbert's filing cabinet. One reporter says, "Can we call you 'Buzz Saw Dogbert'?"
Dogbert says, "I bought your parent company today. You're downsized. Shoo!"
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
DOGBERT: COMPANY EMPEROR TELL THE EMPLOYEES TO GET WHEELBARROWS TO CARRY MY SALARY OUT OF HERE.
TURN OUT THE LIGHTS WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
YOU'RE ALL DOWNSIZED.
SHOO!
THE MEDIA LOVED HIM CAN WE CALL YOU "BUZZ SAW DOGBERT"?
I BOUGHT YOUR PARENT COMPANY TODAY.
YOU'RE DOWNSIZED. SHOO!
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Downsized"
Summary:
- The comic strip features Dogbert, the company emperor, addressing his employees.
- He instructs them to carry their salary out of the office in wheelbarrows.
- The employees are downsized, and Dogbert is amused by the situation.
- The media is interested in covering the story, but Dogbert is not interested in being interviewed.
- The comic strip pokes fun at corporate downsizing and the media's fascination with it.
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