Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 19th August 1999

Dilbert//3778, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 19th August 1999

Tags

customer appreciation celebration thanks goodness idiots joke

Official transcript

Alice stands behind Asok who work at his computer. Alice says, "Asok, you've been chosen to head our customer appreciation celebration."

Alice says, "The theme is "Thank Goodness there are so many idiots."

Dilbert, Wally and Alice eat lunch. Dilbert says, "When do you plan to tell him it's a joke?"

Alice says, "Let's see how the posters turn out."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ASOK, YOU'VE BEEN CHOSEN TO HEAD OUR CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CELEBRATION.

THE THEME IS "THANK GOODNESS THERE ARE SO MANY IDIOTS." WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO TELL HIM IT'S A JOKE?

LET'S SEE HOW THE POSTERS TURN OUT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Thank Goodness There Are So Many Idiots" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a tie and white shirt, sitting at a table with his boss, a woman with a large, curly red hairdo, and other coworkers.

Summary of the Comic Strip

• The boss announces that the theme of the customer appreciation celebration is "Thank Goodness There Are So Many Idiots."
• Dilbert asks how the posters will turn out, and the boss responds that she plans to tell him it's a joke.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a company celebrating its customers by acknowledging their perceived idiocy.
• The humor is derived from the absurdity of the situation and the boss's deadpan delivery.

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