Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 29th October 2002

Dilbert//4945, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 29th October 2002

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dogebrt attorney best defense ignorant stock manipulation convince judge dumber than chocolate outdoor las vegas photo convention

Official transcript

Headline: Dogbert the Attorney. Dogbert says to The Boss, "Your best defense is to say you were ignorant of your company's stock manipulation."

Dogbert continues, "We need to convince a judge that you're dumber than chocolate pants at an outdoor Las Vegas photography convention."

The Boss replies, "I don't get that."

Dogbert says, "E-E-Excellent."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE ATTORNEY YOUR BEST DEFENSE IS TO SAY YOU WERE IGNORANT OF YOUR COMPANY'S STOCK MANIPULATION.

WE NEED TO CONVINCE A JUDGE THAT YOU'RE DUMBER THAN CHOCOLATE PANTS AT AN OUTDOOR LAS VEGAS PHOTOGRAPHY CONVENTION.

I DON'T GET THAT.

E-E-EXCELLENT.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Photography Convention."

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dogbert, a character who often serves as the boss or authority figure, and a man who has been called to testify as an expert witness at a photography convention. The man is being questioned by Dogbert about his qualifications to judge the competition, and he responds by saying that he is "E-E-EXCELLENT" at photography. Dogbert then asks him if he is ignorant of his company's stock manipulation, and the man replies that he doesn't get that. The conversation ends with Dogbert telling the man that his best defense is to say that he was ignorant of the company's stock manipulation.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of someone being an expert in a particular field simply because they claim to be, and highlights the absurdity of the situation. It also touches on the theme of corporate greed and the willingness of some individuals to ignore or downplay their company's wrongdoing in order to avoid accountability.

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