Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 22nd November 2001
Dilbert//4604, first published 25 years ago on Thursday 22nd November 2001
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elbonia business plan expanded offering pet grooming lingerie as agency bug in bikini
Official transcript
Headline: In Elbonia. Two Elbonians point to a diagram. One says to Dilbert, "Our business plan was to sell mud to people who live in mud."
The Elbonian continues, "Later we shrewdly expanded our offerings to include pet grooming and lingerie."
The diagram is now a picture of lingerie. The Elbonian continues, "Frankly, I blame our ad agency for what happened next."
He holds up a picture of a pig in lingerie.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
IN EL BONIA OUR BUSINESS PLAN WAS TO SELL MUD TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MUD.
LATER WE SHREWDLY EXPANDED OUR OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE PET GROOMING AND LINGERIE.
FRANKLY, I BLAME OUR AD AGENCY FOR WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Muddy Business"
Summary:
The comic strip features a group of characters, including a CEO and employees, discussing their business plan. The CEO reveals that they plan to sell mud to people who live in mud, which sparks confusion among the employees. One employee suggests expanding their offerings to include pet grooming and lingerie, but the CEO is unimpressed.
The CEO then reveals that they have been blamed for an ad agency's next move, which is to feature a pig in lingerie. The employees are shocked and amused by this development, and the CEO concludes by saying that they are not responsible for the ad agency's actions.
Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a business selling mud to people who live in mud, and the absurdity of the situation is highlighted through the characters' reactions.
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