Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 26th November 2001

Dilbert//4608, first published 25 years ago on Monday 26th November 2001

Tags

airline no planes sit in crowded room steal luggage customers realize mechanical difficulties

Official transcript

Dilbert is assembling something. Dogbert says to him, "I'm going to start an airline that has no planes."

Dogbert continues, "I'll take people's money and make them sit in a crowded room while ex-cons steal from their luggage."

Dilbert turns and replies, "What happens when your customers realize you have no airplanes?"

Dogbert responds, "I call that 'mechanical difficulties.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M GOING TO START AN AIRLINE THAT HAS NO PLANES.

I'LL TAKE PEOPLE'S MONEY AND MAKE THEM SIT IN A CROWDED ROOM WHILE EX-CONS STEAL FROM THEIR LUGGAGE.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR CUSTOMERS REALIZE YOU HAVE NO AIR- I CALL PLANES?

THAT "MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES."

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AI Analysis

Title: "Mechanical Difficulties"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a man's plan to start an airline with no planes, which he believes will be successful due to the "mechanical difficulties" that will arise when customers realize they have no airplanes.

Panel 1:

• The man is sitting at a desk, addressing a group of people.
• He announces his plan to start an airline with no planes.
• One of the people in the group asks, "What happens when your customers realize you have no airplanes?"

Panel 2:

• The man responds, "I'll take people's money and make them sit in a crowded room while ex-cons steal from their luggage."
• Another person in the group looks concerned.

Panel 3:

• The man continues, "I call that 'mechanical difficulties'."
• The person who asked the question earlier looks even more concerned.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a business plan that is clearly flawed and unrealistic. The man's response to the question about what happens when customers realize they have no airplanes is absurd and humorous. The use of the term "mechanical difficulties" to describe the situation adds to the comedic effect.

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