Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th June 2008

Dilbert//7015, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 29th June 2008

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eliminate bonuses savings used fun loving executives wear festive costumes sound of no money ceo's yacht whale oil bring harpoon happy about underpay

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Our CEO decided to eliminated employee bonuses."

The Boss says, "The savings will be used to produce an in-house movie to inspire you."

Dilbert says, "Inspire us to do what?"

The Boss says, "For starters, we'd like you to be happy about being underpaid."

The Boss says, "Our fun-loving executives will wear festive costumes and sing about the virtues of poverty."

The Boss says, "The movie is called 'The Sounds of No Money.'"

The Boss says, "The premiere is on our CEO's yacht. He wants all of you to be there."

Asok says, "We're invited to his yacht?"

The Boss says, "The yacht runs on whale oil, so bring a harpoon."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR CEO DECIDED TO ELIMINATE EMPLOYEE BONUSES.

THE SAVINGS WILL BE USED TO PRODUCE AN IN-HOUSE MOVIE TO INSPIRE YOU.

INSPIRE US TO DO WHAT?

FOR STARTERS, WE'D LIKE YOU TO BE HAPPY ABOUT BEING UNDERPAID.

OUR FUN-LOVING EXECUTIVES WILL WEAR FESTIVE COSTUMES AND SING ABOUT THE VIRTUES OF POVERTY.

THE MOVIE IS CALLED "THE SOUND OF NO MONEY." THE PREMIERE IS ON OUR CEO'S YACHT.

HE WANTS ALL OF YOU TO BE THERE.

WE'RE INVITED TO HIS YACHT?

THE YACHT RUNS ON WHALE OIL, 50 BRING A HARPOON.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Festive Fiasco"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a CEO's decision to eliminate employee bonuses, replaced by an in-house movie production. The executives, donning festive attire, sing about poverty, while the CEO invites them to a yacht party, where they'll watch "The Sound of No Money." The twist: the yacht is a harpoon, and the movie's premiere is actually a trap to lure the executives into the CEO's clutches. The strip satirizes corporate excess and the exploitation of employees.

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