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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 11th June 1998

Dilbert//3344, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 11th June 1998


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technical skills marketing valaubale ire balled up paper cheerleader squad business


Official transcript

Wally, Carol, and Ted sitting at a table. Wally says, "Unlike you people in Marketing, I have highly sought technical skills."

Carol looking at Wally while he says, "I'm too valuable to fire. So from now on, I'll deliver my project status on a balled-up piece of paper."

Carol growls with her arms folded, "Grrr."

Wally asks, "Is the cheerleader squad ready?"

as he is about to flick a crumbled piece of paper into Ted's open arms (table hockey).

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

UNLIKE YOU PEOPLE IN MARKETING, I HAVE HIGHLY SOUGHT TECHNICAL SKILLS.

I'M TOO VALUABLE TO FIRE. SO FROM NOW ON, I'LL DELIVER MY PROJECT STATUS ON A BALLED-UP PIECE OF PAPER.

IS THE CHEERLEADER SQUAD READY?

GRRR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Cheerleader Squad"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features a meeting where a woman claims to have valuable marketing skills, despite being a technical expert.
  • She offers to deliver her project status on a ballpoint piece of paper, which is met with skepticism by the other attendees.
  • The woman's confidence and lack of understanding of the situation lead to a humorous exchange, highlighting the contrast between her technical expertise and her lack of marketing knowledge.

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