Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 8th September 2008

Dilbert//7086, first published eighteen years ago on Monday 8th September 2008

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promotion money for cake grossly overpais exacerbate unfairness high cholestrol

Official transcript

Tina says, "Ted got promoted, so I'm collecting money for a cake."

Dilbert says, "He'll be grossly overpaid compared to us. Buying him cake will exacerbate the unfairness."

Tina says, "He has high cholesterol."

Dilbert says, "Here's a dollar."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TED GOT PROMOTED, SO I'M COLLECTING MONEY FOR A CAKE.

HE'LL BE GROSSLY OVERPAID COMPARED TO US. BUYING HIM CAKE WILL EXACERBATE THE UNFAIRNESS.

HE HAS HIGH CHOLESTEROL.

HERE'S A DOLLAR

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Cholesterol Promotion"

Summary:

• Ted is promoted and receives a cake as a reward.
• He decides to sell the cake to his coworkers to make a profit.
• His coworkers are skeptical of the cake's quality due to Ted's high cholesterol.
• Ted responds that the cake is still edible and offers it for sale at a high price.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using a cake as a reward for a promotion and the absurdity of trying to make a profit from it.

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