Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 11th May 2000

Dilbert//4044, first published 26 years ago on Thursday 11th May 2000

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marketing plan annihilation life on earth serious competitor tobacco junk food quarterly review

Open source transcript

MY MARKETING PLAN CALLS FOR THE ANNIHILATION OF ALL LIFE ON EARTH.

OUR ONLY SERIOUS COMPETITOR IS A COMPANY THAT SELLS TOBACCO AND JUNK FOOD.

I'D LIKE VOLUNTEERS.

I NEED SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR MY QUARTERLY REVIEW.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Marketing Plan"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a marketing plan that calls for the annihilation of all life on Earth. The protagonist, a woman, presents her plan to a group of men in a meeting. She explains that her only serious competitor is a company that sells tobacco and junk food, and she would like to volunteer.

The men in the meeting are shocked and amused by her proposal, and one of them asks if she needs some accomplishments for her quarterly review. The woman responds that she has already accomplished her goal of annihilating all life on Earth, and she is now looking for new challenges.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a marketing plan that prioritizes profit over human life, and the absurdity of a woman presenting such a plan to a group of men in a meeting. It also highlights the absurdity of the corporate world, where people are often more concerned with meeting quarterly targets than with doing what is right.

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