Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 14th September 2006

Dilbert//6361, first published twenty years ago on Thursday 14th September 2006

Official transcript

Our sales guy vastly underbid a job. Now it's my project to install the system in a way that's profitable. "Blame your customer for underspecifying the features then charge her through the nose for change orders."

"Three million dollars for an electrical plug?"

"The base model uses a potato battery."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR SALES GUY VASTLY UNDERBID A JOB. NOW IT'S MY PROJECT TO INSTALL THE SYSTEM IN A WAY THAT'S PROFITABLE.

BLAME YOUR CUSTOMER FOR UNDERSPECIFYING THE FEATURES THEN CHARGE HER THROUGH THE NOSE FOR CHANGE ORDERS.

THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR AN ELECTRICAL PLUG?

THE BASE MODEL USES BATTERY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Base Model Uses a Potato Battery"

Summary:

This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a white shirt, engaged in a conversation with a woman. The woman asks Dilbert, "Three million dollars for an electrical plug?" Dilbert responds, "The base model uses a potato battery."

The strip is divided into three panels, each containing a different scene. In the first panel, Dilbert is shown standing in front of a couch, holding a remote control. He says, "Our sales guy vastly underbid a job. Now it's my project to install the system in a way that's profitable." In the second panel, Dilbert is shown standing in front of a couch, holding a remote control and a hammer. He says, "Blame your customer for underspecifying the features then charge her through the nose for change orders." In the third panel, Dilbert is shown standing in front of a woman, who is holding a piece of paper. She asks, "Three million dollars for an electrical plug?" Dilbert responds, "The base model uses a potato battery."

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of corporate culture and the ways in which companies try to profit from their customers. It suggests that even the most basic features can be overpriced and that customers may be taken advantage of by companies looking to make a profit.

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