Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 22nd February 2007

Dilbert//6522, first published nineteen years ago on Thursday 22nd February 2007

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favorable article publish press release write it work pay bride blackmail

Open source transcript

I HOPE YOU DON'T EXPECT ME TO WRITE A FAVORABLE ARTICLE ABOUT YOUR COMPANY JUST BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT ME DRINKS.

NO, I EXPECT YOU TO PUBLISH MY PRESS RELEASE AND ACT LIKE YOU WROTE IT.

YOU CAN WORK OR YOU CAN GET DRUNK, BUT THE PAY IS EXACTLY THE SAME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of the Deal"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2007, features Dilbert and his dog Dogbert in a humorous exchange. Dilbert is approached by a woman who expresses her expectation that he will write a favorable article about her company. However, Dilbert responds by stating that he will only write the article if she agrees to pay him in drinks. The woman is taken aback by this request, but eventually agrees. The punchline of the comic strip is that the woman is unaware that Dogbert is actually the one who will be writing the article, not Dilbert. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate influence and the use of bribery to achieve favorable press coverage.

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