Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 17th January 2001

Dilbert//4295, first published 25 years ago on Wednesday 17th January 2001

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ad agency stick man fire gets eaten exact science

Official transcript

THE AD AGENCY: Pete Peters of the Creative Team holds up a picture of a stick figure and says, "The stick man runs through a tire fire and gets eaten by a giant wolverine."

Sitting between Wally and Dilbert at the table, The Boss asks, "Will that make people like us?"

Pete Peters says, "It's not an exact science."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE AD AGENCY THE STICK MAN RUNS THROUGH A TIRE FIRE AND GETS EATEN BY A GIANT WOLVERINE.

WILL THAT MAKE PEOPLE LIKE US?

IT'S NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Ad Agency"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a group of men in an office setting, engaged in a discussion about an advertisement.
• One man suggests that the ad agency will make people like them by featuring a stick man running through a tire fire and getting eaten by a giant wolverine.
• Another man responds that it's not an exact science, implying that the effectiveness of the advertisement is uncertain.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the unpredictability of advertising and the challenges of creating an effective campaign.

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