Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 22nd December 2005

Dilbert//6095, first published 21 years ago on Thursday 22nd December 2005

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cable doesn't attach create demand young people dancing budget cuts

Official transcript

Our new product is a cable that doesn't attach to anything. "We hope to create demand via a series of commercials showing young people dancing."

"And then we'll all go straight to hell."

"He didn't take the last round of budget cuts well."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NEW PRODUCT IS A CABLE THAT DOESN'T ATTACH TO ANYTHING.

WE HOPE TO CREATE DEMAND VIA A SERIES OF COMMERCIALS SHOW ING YOUNG PEOPLE DANCING.

AND THEN WELL ALL GO STRAIGHT TO HELL.

HE DIDNT TAKE THE LAST ROUND OF BUDGET CUTS WELL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Cable's New Product"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows the typical format of Dilbert, with a series of panels featuring the main character, Dilbert, and his coworkers.
• The first panel introduces a new product: a cable that doesn't attach to anything.
• The second panel shows Dilbert presenting the product to his boss, who is unimpressed and asks if they can create demand for it through a series of commercials featuring young people dancing.
• The third panel depicts a meeting with the boss and other executives, where they discuss the product and its potential market.
• The final panel shows the boss declaring that the product is a success, despite not taking the last round of budget cuts well.

Key Points:

• The comic strip satirizes the corporate world and the absurdity of trying to create demand for a product that doesn't have a clear purpose or function.
• It also pokes fun at the idea of using young people dancing in commercials to sell a product.
• The strip's humor is characteristically dry and sarcastic, with a focus on the absurdity of the situation rather than any specific punchline or joke.

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