Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 26th January 2001

Dilbert//4304, first published 25 years ago on Friday 26th January 2001

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discount brokerage free dart board monkey drops below five hundred order money to kill strange techniques animals

Official transcript

DISCOUNT BROKERAGE: Dogbert is in his office wearing a headset. He says, "When you open an account, you'll get a free dart board and a monkey."

Dogbert continues, "If your balance drops below five hundred dollars, we'll order the monkey to kill you."

Dogbert continues, "Well, think about it and get back to me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DISCOUNT BROKERAGE WHEN YOU OPEN AN ACCOUNT, YOU'LL GET A FREE DART BOARD AND A MONKEY.

IF YOUR BALANCE DROPS BELOW FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WE'LL ORDER THE MONKEY TO KILL YOU.

WELL, THINK ABOUT IT AND GET BACK TO ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Discount Brokerage"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a monkey-themed discount brokerage. The storyline unfolds as follows:

• A customer opens an account and receives a free dartboard and a monkey.
• If their balance drops below $500, the monkey is instructed to kill them.
• The customer, now concerned, inquires about the monkey's intentions and receives a reassuring response.

This humorous exchange highlights the unique aspect of the discount brokerage's offer, which combines a practical benefit (a free dartboard) with a more unconventional consequence (the threat of being killed by a monkey).

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