Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th June 1998

Dilbert//3351, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 18th June 1998

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strategy lockup meeting meeting won't end new strategy wedge my broom

Official transcript

Alice, Dilbert, and The Boss sitting at table. The Boss says, "Our top executives are in a special strategy lockup meeting."

The Boss continues, "The meeting won't end until they agree on a new strategy, so it might be a while."

Janitor places a broom in handle of the meeting room door and thinks, "Maybe if I wedge my broom here I won't forget where I put it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR TOP EXECUTIVES ARE IN A SPECIAL STRATEGY LOCKUP MEETING.

THE MEETING WON'T END UNTILTHEY AGREE ON A NEW STRATEGY, SO IT MIGHT BE A WHILE.

MAYBE IF I WEDGE MY BROOM HERE I WON'T FORGET WHERE I PUT IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1998, is titled "Strategy Lockup Meeting".

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a distinctive appearance, attending a meeting with his top executives. The meeting's purpose is to discuss a new strategy, but it quickly devolves into chaos when Dilbert suggests using a broom to "lock up" the strategy. The executives are unimpressed, and the meeting ends without any progress.

Key Points:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate meetings and the lack of creativity in business strategy.
• Dilbert's suggestion to use a broom as a metaphor for locking up a strategy is humorous and unexpected.
• The executives' reactions range from confusion to annoyance, highlighting the challenges of implementing new ideas in a traditional corporate setting.
• The comic strip uses satire to comment on the absurdities of modern business culture.

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