Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 7th October 2008
Dilbert//7115, first published eighteen years ago on Tuesday 7th October 2008
Tags
corporate raider sold assets sell assets brains and spirits muobu impaler next auction spirits
Official transcript
Alice says, "A corporate raider bought the company and sold off all the assets."
Dilbert says, "Well, he can sell our assets but we still have our brains and our spirits!"
Dogbert says, "And the brains go to Mutobu the Impaler. Our next auction is for their spirits."
BAM
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
A CORPORATE RAIDER BOUGHT THE COMPANY AND SOLD OFF ALL THE ASSETS.
WELL, HE CAN SELL OUR ASSETS BUT WE STILL HAVE OUR BRAINS AND OUR SPIRITS!
AND THE BRAINS GO TO MUTOBU THE IMPALER. OUR NEXT AUCTION IS FOR THEIR SPIRITS.
BAM!
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Impaler's Auction"
Summary:
The comic strip follows the misadventures of a corporate raider who buys a company and sells off all its assets. However, he realizes that he can't sell the company's brains and spirits, which are still present in the remaining employees. In a bizarre twist, the raider decides to auction off the employees' spirits to the highest bidder, with the winner being a character known as "The Impaler." The strip satirizes the corporate world's focus on profits and the dehumanization of employees.
Key Elements:
- A corporate raider buys a company and sells off its assets
- The raider realizes he can't sell the company's brains and spirits
- The raider auctions off the employees' spirits to the highest bidder
- The winner is "The Impaler," a character with a dark and sinister reputation
- The strip satirizes the corporate world's focus on profits and the dehumanization of employees
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