Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th August 2008

Dilbert//7071, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 24th August 2008

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seminar teach make millions scam seminar name crush hopes dreams bitter and broken nominal fee invest 100 to one million

Official transcript

Asok says, "I'm going to a seminar that will teach me how to make a million dollars!"

Alice says, "It's a scam."

Asok says, "How could you know that?"

Asok says, "I haven't even told you the name of the seminar!"

Asok says, "You can't be sure it is a scam if you know none of the details."

Asok says, "You just want to crush my hopes so I become like you."

Asok says, "But it won't work because I have dreams! I won't be a bitter and broken cynic like you two!"

Asok says, "I'll have the last laugh after I pay my nominal fee and learn how to 'Turn a Hundred Dollars Into a Million.'"

Dogbert says, "invest $100 at 5% interest and wait 190 years. Thanks for coming."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M GOING TO A SEMINAR THAT WILL TEACH ME HOW TO MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS!

IT'S A SCAM.

HOW COULD YOU KNOW THAT?

I HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD YOU THE NAME OF THE SEMINAR!

YOU CAN'T BE SURE IT IS A SCAM IF YOU KNOW NONE OF THE DETAILS.

YOU JUST WANT TO CRUSH MY HOPES SO I BECOME LIKE YOU.

BUT IT WON'T WORK BECAUSE I HAVE DREAMS! I WONT BE A BITTER AND BROKEN CYNIC LIKE YOU TWO!

I'LL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH AFTER I PAY MY NOMINAL FEE AND LEARN HOW TO "TURN A HUNDRED DOLLARS INTO A MILLION." INVEST $100 AT 5% INTEREST AND WAIT 190 YEARS.

THANKS FOR COMING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Scam Seminar"

Summary:

The comic strip features a man attending a seminar on making millions of dollars. The speaker, dressed in a white suit and red tie, promises to teach the attendees how to achieve their financial goals. However, the man is skeptical and notices that the speaker's name is not mentioned, despite being the main speaker.

As the seminar progresses, the speaker becomes increasingly condescending and arrogant, using phrases such as "I'll have the last laugh after I pay my nominal fee and learn how to 'turn a hundred dollars into a million.'" The man becomes frustrated and decides to leave the seminar, only to be stopped by the speaker, who offers him a deal: invest $100 at 5% interest and wait 190 years.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of get-rich-quick schemes and the arrogance of those who promise unrealistic results. It also highlights the importance of being cautious when investing in such schemes and the need to carefully evaluate the credibility of the speaker.

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