Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th May 2012

Dilbert//8422, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 6th May 2012

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booth brochure exhibitions exhibitor expenses expenses huge crowds last 11 years logo sign new customers popular booth spillover steal chair trade show video of incident youtube

Official transcript

Boss: How did we do at the trade show? Dilbert: We had a huge crowd around our booth the entire time. But it was just the spillover from the popular booth next to us. The only person who asked for our brochure used it to kill a spider. Some guy tried to steal our extra chair and then Alice beat him senseless with our logo sign. A video of the incident is already on YouTube. It cost us $200,000 to be an exhibitor and we gained zero new customers. So it was just like the last eleven years. Boss: I feel good about next year!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW DID WE DO AT THE TRADE SHOW?

WE HAD A HUGE CROWD AROUND OUR BOOTH THE ENTIRE TIME.

BUT IT WAS JUST THE SPILLOVER FROM THE POPULAR BOOTH NEXT TO US.

THE ONLY PERSON WHO ASKED FOR OUR BROCHURE USED IT TO KILL A SPIDER.

SOME GUY TRIED TO STEAL OUR EXTRA CHAIR AND THEN ALICE BEAT HIM SENSELESS WITH OUR LOGO SIGN.

A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT IS ALREADY ON YOUTUBE.

IT COST US $200,000 TO BE AN EXHIBITOR AND WE GAINED ZERO NEW CUSTOMERS.

SO IT WAS JUST LIKE THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS.

I FEEL GOOD ABOUT NEXT YEAR!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Trade Show Spillover"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, as he navigates the challenges of a trade show. The story begins with Dilbert asking how he did at the trade show, only to be met with a response that highlights the massive crowd around his booth throughout the event.

As the conversation progresses, it becomes clear that the booth's popularity was not due to the product or service being promoted, but rather because of a spider that had taken up residence there. The spider's presence attracted a large number of people, who were more interested in killing it than purchasing the product.

Despite the unexpected turn of events, Dilbert's boss is optimistic about the future, citing the cost of the event as $200,000 and the potential for new customers. The comic strip ends with Dilbert feeling good about the next year's trade show, despite the unusual circumstances surrounding this one.

Key Takeaways:

• The trade show was a success due to a spider that attracted a large crowd.
• The spider's presence was more popular than the product or service being promoted.
• The event cost $200,000, but there is potential for new customers.
• Dilbert's boss is optimistic about the future, despite the unusual circumstances.

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