Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 10th January 2005

Dilbert//5749, first published 21 years ago on Monday 10th January 2005

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create software small investors pick stocks past trends hubris ignorance testimonials

Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Dogbert the stock picking advisor

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M CREATING SOFTWARE THAT WILL HELP SMALL INVESTORS PICK STOCKS.

IT COMBINES PAST TRENDS THAT ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF THE FUTURE WITH THE USER'S HUBRIS AND IGNORANCE.

NOW ALL I NEED ARE TESTIMONIALS FROM PEOPLE WHOSE RESULTS ARE NOT TYPICAL!

SO IT WORKS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Testimonials from People Whose Results Are Not Typical"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a software developer, working on a project to create software that will help small investors pick stocks. However, he is struggling to come up with testimonials from satisfied customers, as all the people he interviews have had poor results.

Key Panels:

• Panel 1: Dilbert is shown working on his computer, with a thought bubble saying, "I'm creating software that will help small investors pick stocks."
• Panel 2: Dilbert is shown talking to a man, who says, "It combines past trends that are not indicative of the future with the user's hubris and ignorance."
• Panel 3: Dilbert is shown talking to another man, who says, "Now all I need are testimonials from people whose results are not typical!"
• Panel 4: Dilbert is shown looking confused, with a thought bubble saying, "So it works?"

Humor:

The humor in the comic strip comes from the irony of Dilbert's situation. He is trying to create software that will help small investors pick stocks, but he is having trouble finding people who have had good results to use as testimonials. The punchline, "So it works?" is humorous because it implies that the software is actually effective, despite the lack of successful users.

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