Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 17th December 2001

Dilbert//4629, first published 25 years ago on Monday 17th December 2001

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serve food homeless on christmas extra hungry one day news crews arrive

Official transcript

Tina says to Dilbert, "I'm signing up volunteers to serve food to the homeless on Christmas day."

Dilbert responds, "How do you know in advance that they'll be extra hungry on that one day?"

Tina responds, "Our P.R. firm makes sure they don't get fed for two days before the news crews arrive."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M SIGNING UP VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE FOOD TO THE HOMELESS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT THEY'LL BE EXTRA HUNGRY ON THAT ONE DAY?

OUR P.R. FIRM MAKES SURE THEY DON'T GET FED FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE THE NEWS CREWS ARRIVE.

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in 2001 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

Summary:

The comic strip depicts Dilbert, an engineer, volunteering to serve food at a homeless shelter on Christmas Day. He is asked by his boss how he will ensure that the volunteers will be extra hungry on that day. Dilbert responds by saying that the Public Relations (P.R.) firm will make sure they don't get fed for two days before the news crews arrive. This implies that the P.R. firm is trying to create a dramatic and attention-grabbing scene for the media, rather than providing actual help to the homeless. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using publicity stunts to gain attention, rather than genuinely helping those in need.

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