Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th April 2001
Dilbert//4383, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 15th April 2001
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most valuable asset rampant ignorance really cost better jobs across the street don't know bugs wearing trash cans accidental exposure consultant business
Official transcript
Dogbert is sitting at a conference table across from Dilbert and Alice and flanked by the boss and Wally. Dogbert says, "What is your most valuable asset?"
Wally says, "Employees?"
The boss stifles a laugh "Hee"
Dogbert says, "Your most valuable asset is rampant ignorance."
Dogbert continues, "For example, you would never start a project if you knw how much it would really cost."
Turning to Wally, Dogbert says, "Employees stay here because they don't know there are better jobs across the street."
Wally says, "What?"
Turning to the boss, Dogbert says, "Customers buy your products because they don't know about all the bugs."
The boss says, "Good point."
Holding a trashcan, Dogbert says, "I recommend wearing trash cans on your heads to avoid any accidental exposure to knowledge."
An employee, wearing a trashcan over his head, says, "Did he tell you he was a consultant?"
Another trashcanned employee says, "He said he was selling trash cans."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WHAT IS YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET?
EMPLOYEES?
HEE!
YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET IS RAMPANT IGNORANCE.
FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WOULD NEVER START A PROJECT IF YOU KNEW HOW MUCH IT WOULD EMPLOYEES STAY HERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THERE ARE BETTER JOBS ACROSS THE WHAT?
STREET CUSTOMERS BUY YOUR PRODUCTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE BUGS.
GOOD POINT.
I RECOMMEND WEARING TRASH CANS ON YOUR HEADS TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO KNOWLEDGE.
REALLY COST.
DID HE TELL YOU HE WAS A CONSULTANT?
HE SAID HE WAS SELLING TRASH CANS
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Most Valuable Asset"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 2001, revolves around a conversation between two men in an office setting. The first man asks the second man, who is wearing a trash can on his head, what his most valuable asset is. The second man responds that it is rampant ignorance, as employees often stay in jobs they don't know are better elsewhere across the street. He recommends wearing trash cans on one's head to avoid accidental exposure to knowledge.
The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that some people may be unaware of better job opportunities available to them and that they may not take advantage of them due to a lack of knowledge or awareness. It also highlights the importance of being aware of one's surroundings and the potential consequences of not being informed.
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