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!

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