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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 11th October 2008

Dilbert//7119, first published eighteen years ago on Saturday 11th October 2008


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100 million rickshaw driver pedal solar power pig without sun solar technology


Official transcript

A man says, "We invested $100 million in your solar technology and all you developed was this ham sandwich."

Dogbert says, "If you feed that ham sandwich to a rickshaw driver, he can pedal you all over town."

The man says, "You call that solar power?"

Dogbert says, "Try growing a pig without the sun."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WE INVESTED $100 MILLION IN YOUR SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AND ALL YOU DEVELOPED WAS THIS HAM SANDWICH.

IF YOU FEED THAT HAM SANDWICH TO A RICKSHAW DRIVER, HE CAN PEDAL YOU ALL OVER TOWN.

YOU CALL THAT SOLAR POWER?

TRY GROWING A PIG WITHOUT THE SUN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Solar Power"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between two men, one of whom has invested $100 million in solar technology and has developed a ham sandwich. The other man suggests using the ham sandwich as a means to feed ham to rickshaw drivers, who can then pedal their rickshaws, generating power. The second man then humorously compares this idea to growing pigs without the sun, implying that it's an absurd and impractical concept.

Key Points:

  • A man has invested $100 million in solar technology.
  • He has developed a ham sandwich.
  • The idea is to feed the ham sandwich to rickshaw drivers, who can then pedal their rickshaws to generate power.
  • The second man compares this idea to growing pigs without the sun, highlighting its absurdity.

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