Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 18th November 2002

Dilbert//4965, first published 24 years ago on Monday 18th November 2002

Tags

customers into sheep device buy whatever free wool marketing dept

Official transcript

Dilbert is meeting with a coworker. The coworker says, "The marketing department wants you to build a device that turns customers into sheep."

Dilbert asks, "Why? So they'll buy whatever we tell them to buy?"

The coworker responds, "To be honest, we haven't given it much thought beyond free wool."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT WANTS YOU TO BUILD A DEVICE THAT TURNS CUSTOMERS INTO SHEEP.

WHY? SO THEY'LL BUY WHATEVER WE TELL THEM TO BUY?

TO BE HONEST, WE HAVEN'T GIVEN IT MUCH THOUGHT BEYOND FREE WOOL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Free Wool"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, sitting at a desk in front of a man in a blue shirt. The man in the blue shirt asks Dilbert why the marketing department wants to build a device that turns customers into sheep.

Dilbert responds, "Why? So they'll buy whatever we tell them to buy?"

The man in the blue shirt asks, "To be honest, we haven't given it much thought beyond free wool."

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the marketing industry's focus on profit over ethics. It suggests that companies are willing to use questionable tactics to increase sales, even if it means manipulating customers into buying products they don't need or want. The punchline about free wool adds a lighthearted touch to the strip, but it also highlights the absurdity of the situation. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the marketing industry's priorities and encourages readers to think critically about the products they buy and the companies that sell them.

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