Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th July 2015

Dilbert//9586, first published 11 years ago on Tuesday 14th July 2015

How The Elbonians Spun It

Tags

slavery, slave, slaves, semantics, owner, ownership, obliviousness, wages, money, pay, payment

Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - CEO is Slave Owner

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW'S IT GOING WITH THE ELBONIANS YOU BOUGHT ON THE INTERNET?

I HAD TO SET THEM FREE. TURNS OUT IT WAS SLAVERY AFTER ALL.

YOU MADE THEM WORK WITHOUT PAY.

YEAH, THAT'S THE SPIN THEY PUT ON IT, TOO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Elbonians"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic humor and corporate satire, in a conversation with his boss.
• Dilbert's boss asks him about his interactions with the Elbonians, a group of people from a fictional country often depicted as being exploited or mistreated in the comic strip.
• Dilbert responds by saying that he had to set the Elbonians free, implying that they were previously enslaved or oppressed.
• The boss is amused by Dilbert's comment and asks if he made them work without pay, to which Dilbert replies that they put it on him, too.
• The conversation is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the idea of corporate exploitation and the treatment of workers.

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