Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th December 1999

Dilbert//3911, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 30th December 1999

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concludes one hour course pick up diploma laser printer fill in name prestigious dont discuss

Official transcript

Dogbert stands with his back to a blackboard where the following is written: "Be Boring, $=Good, Remember to embezzle!"

Dogbert says while holding the pointer in his hand: "This concludes your one-hour executive MBA course."

Dogbert points out to a printer with his pointer and says: "On your way out, pick up a diploma from the laser printer and fill in your name."

Dogbert says: "Remember, your degree can be prestigious if none of you ever discuss what happened here."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS CONCLUDES YOUR ONE- HOUR EXECUTIVE MBA COURSE.

Boring $ = Good Remember to embezzle!

ON YOUR WAY OUT, PICK UP A DIPLOMA FROM THE LASER PRINTER AND FILL IN YOUR NAME.

REMEMBER, YOUR DEGREE CAN BE PRESTIGIOUS IF NONE OF YOU EVER DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Executive MBA"

Summary:

The comic strip follows a character named Dilbert, who is attending an Executive MBA course. The course is described as "one-hour" and is taught by a professor who is uninterested in teaching. The professor's lecture consists of a single slide with the message "Be Boring" and "Remember to embezzle!" The students are encouraged to pick up a diploma from the laser printer and fill in their name.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of an Executive MBA course being a serious academic pursuit, and instead portrays it as a superficial and unchallenging experience. The use of humor and satire highlights the absurdity of the situation and the lack of intellectual rigor in the course. Overall, the comic strip is a commentary on the state of business education and the priorities of corporate America.

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