Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Dilbert//8774, first published thirteen years ago on Tuesday 23rd April 2013

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apathy marketing guy customers write fiction biographies daily lives typical customers drown in aquariums

Official transcript

Marketing Guy: We need to know how our customers live and work. I'd like each of you to write fictional biographies that describe the daily lives of our typical customers. I feel you're not taking this seriously. Dilbert: Most of our customers drown in aquariums. The Marketing Guy. Five Minutes Later.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MARKETING GUY WE NEED TO KNOW HOW OUR CUSTOMERS LIVE AND WORK I'D LIKE EACH OF YOU TO WRITE FICTIONAL BIOGRAPHIES THAT DESCRIBE THE DAILY LIVES OF OUR TYPICAL CUSTOMERS.

FIVE MINUTES LATER I FEEL MOST OF OUR CUS- YOU'RE NOT TAKING THIS TOMERS DROWN IN SERIOUSLY. AQUARIUMS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Fictional Biographies"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, in a humorous exchange with his coworkers. The scene unfolds as follows:

• The Marketing Guy asks the group to share how their customers live and work.
• Dilbert responds by offering to write fictional biographies that describe the daily lives of their typical customers.
• Five minutes later, Dilbert returns with a piece of paper, stating, "I feel you're not taking this seriously. Most of our customers drown in aquariums."

The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of marketing strategies and the tendency for employees to prioritize humor over serious work.

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