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.

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