Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd September 1997

Dilbert//3062, first published 29 years ago on Tuesday 2nd September 1997

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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

The title of this comic strip is 'Dogbert: Company Emperor'.

Summary: Dogbert, the company emperor, orders employees to carry their salaries in wheelbarrows. He then turns off the lights and downsizes everyone, including himself, when he is done. The media praises him, and he is called 'Buzz Saw Dogbert'. The employees are downsized, and Dogbert is left alone.

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