Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 10th August 2000

Dilbert//4135, first published 26 years ago on Thursday 10th August 2000

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billion dollar business plan sec investigates securities fraud hancuffed employees singing

Official transcript

The Boss approaches Carol's desk and asks, "Have you finished my billion dollar business plan yet?"

Carol answers, "Almost."

Carol continues, "I'm up to the part where the S.E.C. investigates you for securities fraud."

Carol says to the Boss, "I can't decide what the employees will be singing when you get handcuffed."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HAVE YOU FINISHED MY BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS PLAN YET?

ALMOST.

I'M UP TO THE PART WHERE THE S.E. C INVESTIGATES YOU FOR SECURITIES FRAUD.

I CAN'T DECIDE WHAT THE EMPLOYEES WILL BE SINGING WHEN YOU GET HANDCUFFED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The SEC Investigation"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, one of whom is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for securities fraud. The character being investigated is asked if they have finished their business plan, to which they respond that they are almost done. However, they are interrupted by the SEC investigator, who reveals that they are up to the part where the company's employees will be singing when they get handcuffed.

The humor in the comic strip comes from the unexpected twist on the typical business plan, where the focus is on the employees' fate rather than the company's financial projections. The punchline is a clever play on words, using the phrase "handcuffed" in a literal sense to add to the comedic effect. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate greed and the consequences of getting caught.

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