Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 9th May 2008

Dilbert//6964, first published eighteen years ago on Friday 9th May 2008

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company invested billion dollars made up numbers slide to oblivion made a difference victims

Official transcript

"The company decided to invest a billion dollars based on your stupid made-up numbers."

"You've crushed my dreams of a better tomorrow. Now my life is a cold, wet slide to oblivion."

"I finally made a difference at work."

"how many victims?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE COMPANY DECIDED TO INVEST A BILLION DOLLARS BASED ON YOUR STUPID, MADE -UP NUMBERS.

YOU'VE CRUSHED MY DREAMS OF A BETTER TOMORROW.

NOW MY LIFE IS A COLD, WET SLIDE TO OBLIVION.

I FINALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE AT WORK.

HOW MANY VICTIMS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Made-Up Numbers."

The comic strip tells the story of a man who has made a fortune by investing in companies based on their "made-up numbers." He is so confident in his success that he decides to invest a billion dollars in a company that has a single employee, a woman who is standing in front of a mirror.

The woman is telling the man that she has crushed his dreams of a better tomorrow and that now his life is a cold, wet slide to oblivion. The man is unfazed and asks her how many victims she has made. The woman replies that she has made one victim, which is the man himself.

The man then asks the woman if she has made a difference at work. The woman responds by saying that she has made a difference at work, but not in a good way. She explains that she has made a difference by being a victim of the man's made-up numbers.

Overall, the comic strip is a humorous commentary on the dangers of investing in companies based on false or misleading information. It suggests that even if you are successful in the short term, your success may ultimately be based on a flawed foundation.

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