Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th August 2016

Dilbert//9997, first published ten years ago on Sunday 28th August 2016

Tags

scam, death, reincarnation, con, con artist, ghost, medical

Official transcript

Dogbert: I'm starting a new business selling clothes to ghosts. My garments are made of the finest ectoplasm. Dilbert: Ghosts don't have money. Dogbert: They don't need money. I'm using a life insurance business model. If you pay me until you die, I will keep your ghost well-dressed for eternity. I also offer reincarnation services. Leave all of your stuff to me when you die and I'll give it back to you when I find the baby that got your soul. Dilbert: You'll be in trouble if your customers realize you're running a scam. Dogbert: If dead people start complaining, we've both got bigger problems than my scams.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M STARTING A NEW BUSINESS SELLING CLOTHES TO GHOSTS.

MY GARMENTS ARE MADE OF THE FINEST ECTOPLASM.

GHOSTS DON'T HAVE MONEY.

THEY DON'T NEED MONEY. I'M USING A LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS MODEL.

IF YOU PAY ME UNTIL YOU DIE, I WILL KEEP YOUR GHOST WELL-DRESSED FOR ETERNITY.

I ALSO OFFER REINCARNATION SERVICES.

LEAVE ALL OF YOUR STUFF TO ME WHEN YOU DIE AND I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU WHEN I FIND THE BABY THAT GOT YOUR SOUL.

YOULL BE IN TROUBLE IF YOUR CUSTOMERS REALIZE YOU'RE RUNNING A SCAM.

IF DEAD PEOPLE START COMPLAINING.

WEVE BOTH GOT BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN MY SCAMS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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