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.
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