Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 16th July 1999

Dilbert//3744, first published 27 years ago on Friday 16th July 1999

Tags

buy island nation sell a kit conquermoppress indigent people buy rhode island evil tyrant

Official transcript

Dogbert and Dilbert sit at a table. Dogbert reads a magazine entiteled "Islands", dilbert drinks coffee. Dogbert wags his tail and says, "did you know you can but your own island nation?"

Dogbert says, "They even sell a kit that helps you conquer and oppress the indigent people!"

Dogbert wags his tail and says on the phone, "I'd liike to buy Rhode Island... and one "evil tyrant"

conquest kit."

Person on the phone says, "Would you like a flag with that?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUY YOUR OWN ISLAND NATION?

ISLANDS THEY EVEN SELL A KIT THAT HELPS YOU CONQUER AND OPPRESS THE INDIGENT PEOPLE!

I'D LIKE TO BUY RHODE ISLAND...

AND ONE "EVIL TYRANT" CONQUEST KIT.

WOULD YOU LIKE A FLAG WITH THAT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Indigenous Incentives"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic humor and critiques of corporate culture, engaging in a conversation with Dogbert, his cynical and manipulative dog.
• The conversation revolves around the idea of buying an "Island Nation" kit, which promises to help individuals conquer and oppress indigenous people.
• The punchline of the comic strip is that the kit is marketed as a way to "conquer and oppress the indigent people," implying that it is designed to exploit and marginalize vulnerable populations.
• The comic strip uses satire to comment on the darker aspects of human nature and the ways in which people can be manipulated into supporting harmful ideologies.
• Overall, the comic strip is a commentary on the dangers of unchecked power and the importance of empathy and understanding in our interactions with others.

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