Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 19th March 2004

Dilbert//5452, first published 22 years ago on Friday 19th March 2004

Tags

gerbil marketing team cables engineering support

Official transcript

I moved the meeting to Tuesday. "I can't make it on Tuesday."

"Somehow I think the marketing team can survive one meeting without engineering support."

"We'll include a pet gerbil in every box. We'll just need to make sure it's in a sealed plastic bag so it won't chew on the cables."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I MOVED THE MEETING TO TUESDAY.

I CAN'T MAKE IT ON TUES - DAY.

SOMEHOW I THINK THE MARKETING TEAM CAN SURVIVE ONE MEETING WITHOUT ENGINEERING SUPPORT.

WE'LL INCLUDE A PET GERBIL IN EVERY BOX.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN A SEALED PLASTIC BAG SO IT WON'T CHEW ON THE CABLES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Marketing Meeting"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a marketing team's meeting, where the team leader expresses his inability to attend due to an engineering meeting. He suggests that the team can still survive one meeting without his support. The team leader then proposes an unusual solution: including a pet gerbil in every box to prevent cable chewing. The team members are skeptical but agree to his plan.

Key Elements:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the marketing team's lack of creativity and reliance on gimmicks.
• The inclusion of a pet gerbil in every box is an absurd solution to the problem of cable chewing.
• The team's skepticism and agreement to the plan add to the comedic effect.

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