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
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Ectoplasmic Entrepreneurship"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert starting a new business selling clothes to ghosts. He uses a life insurance business model, offering reanimation services to dead people who want to start complaining. The strip humorously explores the idea of entrepreneurship in the afterlife, highlighting Dilbert's creative approach to capitalizing on the needs of the deceased.
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