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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th April 2007

Dilbert//6574, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 15th April 2007


Official transcript

Company Lawyer "I did a trademark search on all of the excellent product names you suggested."

"Every one of them is taken."

"So I did a search on the names that weren't so great."

"Those are taken, too."

"Then I checked on the names iCrud, iPuke, EatDirtAndDie, and DefectiveProduct."

"All taken."

"So our new product name will be a combination of grunts and shrieks."

"Like this? GrrrrrEeeyYaaa?"

"That one is taken. Ours sounds more like a monkey passing a kidney stone."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

COMPANY LAWYER I DID A TRADEMARK SEARCH ON ALL OF THE EXCELLENT PRODUCT NAMES YOU SUGGESTED.

EVERY ONE OF THEM IS TAKEN.

SO I DID A SEARCH ON THE NAMES THAT WEREN'T SO GREAT.

THOSE ARE TAKEN TOO.

THEN I CHECKED ON THE NAMES ICRUD, iPUKE, EATDIRT- ANDDIE, AND DEFECTIVEPRODUCT.

ALL TAKEN.

SO OUR NEW PRODUCT NAME WILL BE A COMBINATION OF GRUNTS AND SHRIEKS.

LIKE THIS?

GRRRR- EEEY - YAAA?

THAT ONE IS TAKEN.

OURS SOUNDS MORE LIKE A MONKEY PASSING A KIDNEY STONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


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