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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 18th October 1997

Dilbert//3108, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 18th October 1997


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money chetter dogbert mutual fund highest perfromer read anything tv show financial reports


Official transcript

A television anchorman sits next to Dogbert and looks into the tv camera. He says, "My guest today on "Money Chatter"

is the head of the "Dogbert Mutual Fund."

The anchorman reads from a paper and says, "It's reported that your fund is the highest performer of the decade. Tell us how you made that happen."

Dogbert says, "Okay."

Dogbert says, Apparently, this guy will read anything you hand him."

The anchor's eyes bulge out.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

MY GUEST TODAY ON "MONEY CHATTER" IS THE HEAD OF THE "DOGBERT MUTUAL FUND." IT'S REPORTED THAT YOUR FUND IS THE HIGHEST PERFORMER OF THE DECADE. TELL US HOW YOU MADE THAT HAPPEN.

OKAY.

APPARENTLY, THIS GUY WILL READ ANYTHING YOU HAND HIM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Summary

  • The comic strip is titled "Dogbert Mutual Fund".
  • The strip features a meeting where a guest, the head of the Dogbert Mutual Fund, is introduced.
  • The guest is asked to explain how the fund performed over the decade.
  • The guest responds that the fund was the highest performer of the decade.
  • The guest then reads a prepared speech, which includes the line "Apparently, this guy will read anything you hand him".
  • The speech implies that the guest is not the actual head of the fund and is instead reading from a script.
  • The humor in the comic strip comes from the absurdity of the situation and the guest's lack of knowledge about the fund's performance.

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