Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 2nd July 2009

Dilbert//7383, first published seventeen years ago on Thursday 2nd July 2009

Tags

marketing harmful product military injury excited violence business

Official transcript

Marketing Man says, "How do we market a product that is known to trigger dispondency and self-mutilation?"

Woman says, "So?It has a military application?"

Soldier says, "I thought it was just software, but before I knew it I was stabbing myself."

General says, "Get me a trillion of there."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MARKETING HOW DO WE MARKET A PRODUCT THAT IS KNOWN TO TRIGGER DESPONDENCY AND SELF-MUTILATION?

SO ... IT HAS A MILITARY APPLICATION?

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOFTWARE, BUT BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS STABBING MYSELF.

GET ME A TRILLION OF THESE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Marketing"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a marketing team's discussion on how to market a product that triggers self-mutilation and despondency. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when one team member reveals that they have a military application for the product, leading to a humorous exchange with a soldier. The punchline is delivered by the soldier, who jokes that they need a "trillion" of these products, implying a massive scale of production.

Key Elements:

• Marketing team discussion
• Product with self-mutilation and despondency triggers
• Military application
• Humorous exchange with a soldier
• Joke about needing a "trillion" products

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