Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 10th October 2016

Dilbert//10040, first published ten years ago on Monday 10th October 2016

Gawful Media Company

Tags

merger, acquisition, gawker, morals, executives, decision, information

Official transcript

CEO: The board is proud to announce that we will be acquiring the Gawful Media Company. Dilbert: Are you aware that Gawful is so despicable that a crime bill has their name on it? CEO: Hey, don't blame me. I told the board that someone should Google them.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE BOARD IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE ACQUIRING THE GAWFUL MEDIA COMPANY.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT GAWFUL IS SO DESPICABLE THAT A CRIME BILL HAS THEIR NAME ON IT?

HEY, DON'T BLAME ME. I TOLD THE BOARD THAT SOMEONE SHOULD GOOGLE THEM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Gawful Media Company."

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding office worker with a red shirt and yellow tie, who is seated at a conference table alongside other colleagues. The scene unfolds as follows:

• The board of directors announces that they will be acquiring the Gawful Media Company.
• A colleague expresses surprise that the company has a crime bill with their name on it, to which Dilbert responds by saying that someone should google them.
• The board member who made the announcement appears to be unaware of the company's reputation, suggesting that the board may not be well-informed about the company they are acquiring.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate acquisitions and the potential for companies to be unaware of the reputations of the businesses they acquire.

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