Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 12th July 2006

Dilbert//6297, first published twenty years ago on Wednesday 12th July 2006

Official transcript

"If you hire me as your lobbyist I will convince Switzerland to attack Elbonia."

$ "When the war begins, your sales of Kevlar Lederhosen will skyrocket!"

"It's not as bad as it sounds. Elbonians believe that if they die fighting a neutral country, their souls get candy."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF YOU HIRE ME AS YOUR LOBBYIST I WILL CONVINCE SWITZERLAND TO ATTACK ELBONIA.

WHEN THE WAR BEGINS, YOUR SALES OF KEVLAR"LEDERHOSEN WILL SKYROCKET!

IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS. ELBONIANS BELIEVE THAT IF THEY DIE FIGHTING A NEUTRAL COUNTRY, THEIR SOULS GET CANDY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Lobbyist" and features a conversation between a lobbyist and a man in a suit. The lobbyist is trying to convince the man that hiring him as a lobbyist will help him attack Elbonia, a neutral country.

Panel 1: The lobbyist says, "If you hire me as your lobbyist, I will convince Switzerland to attack Elbonia."

Panel 2: The man in the suit responds, "When the war begins, your sales of Kevlar Lederhosen will skyrocket!"

Panel 3: The lobbyist replies, "It's not as bad as it sounds. Elbonians believe that if they die fighting a neutral country, their souls get candy."

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of lobbyists trying to manipulate politicians and the public for their own gain. It also highlights the absurdity of war and the ways in which people can be convinced to support it. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the darker aspects of human nature.

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