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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th July 1999

Dilbert//3740, first published 27 years ago on Monday 12th July 1999


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management book obvious advice quotes from dead people ganghi assert cart dogbert


Official transcript

Dilbert stands with a coffee cup behind Dogbert who wags his tail and types at his computer. Dilbert says, "What's your new management book about?"

Dogbert types and says, "It's a bunch of obvious advice packaged with quotes from famous dead people."

Dilbert says, "Did Gandhi really say "Get that #!% dessert cart off my foot!"?"

Dogbert says, "He might have."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WHAT'S YOUR NEW MANAGEMENT BOOK ABOUT?

IT'S A BUNCH OF OBVIOUS ADVICE PACKAGED WITH QUOTES FROM FAMOUS DEAD PEOPLE.

DID GANDHI REALLY SAY "GET THAT *123% DESSERT CART OFF OF MY FOOT!"?

HE MIGHT HAVE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Gandhi's Dessert Cart"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip revolves around the topic of management advice and its packaging. The scene unfolds with a character, likely Dilbert, inquiring about a new management book. The response is an unexpected and humorous one, as the person is advised to "get that 63% dessert cart off of my foot!"

The punchline is a clever play on words, referencing Mahatma Gandhi's famous quote, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." The joke is that the person's foot is being used as a makeshift dessert cart, with the 63% referring to the percentage of the foot covered by the cart.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of management advice being packaged in a way that is both unexpected and humorous. It highlights the absurdity of using a foot as a dessert cart and the creative ways in which people might interpret management advice.

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