Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th October 1997

Dilbert//3104, first published 29 years ago on Tuesday 14th October 1997

Dilbert for Monday 13th October 1997

Dilbert for Wednesday 15th October 1997

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dogbert mutual fund past performance no indication future perfromance strategy entire investment personal expenses talking to wall

Official transcript

Dogbert sits behind a large desk. He says to a potential investor, "As you know, past performance is no indication of future performance."

Dogbert continues, "So my strategy is to use your entire investment for my personal expenses and see what happens."

The investor says, "Has that strategy ever worked before?"

Dogbert says, "Geez, it's like I'm talking to a wall here."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE DOGBERT MUTUAL FUND AS YOU KNOW, PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO INDICATION OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE.

SO MY STRATEGY IS TO USE YOUR ENTIRE INVESTMENT FOR MY PERSONAL EXPENSES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

HAS THAT STRATEGY EVER WORKED BEFORE?

GEEZ, IT'S LIKE I'M TALKING TO A WALL HERE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Past Performance is No Indication of Future Performance"

Summary:

This comic strip from the 'Dilbert' series features a conversation between Dogbert, the company's CEO, and a client. The client is seeking advice on investing his personal expenses, and Dogbert responds with a clever yet unhelpful remark.

Key Points:

Dogbert states that past performance is no indication of future performance.
The client asks if Dogbert has a strategy that has worked before.
Dogbert responds with a humorous comment, "Geez, it's like I'm talking to a wall here."

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that past performance is not a reliable indicator of future success, and that some individuals may not be interested in hearing advice or guidance.

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