Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th July 2002

Dilbert//4840, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 16th July 2002

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chapter 11 profits are fake sold all stock diversifying investments bankruptcy files for bankruptcy

Official transcript

The Boss says to Alice and Dilbert, "Ha ha! We're filing for chapter 11 because all of our so-called profits are fake."

The Boss continues, "I'm laughing because I sold all of my stock the same day I heard that our CFO did."

Alice shuts her eyes and clenches her teeth in anger. Alice stands up and yells, "

You said he was just diversifying his investments!"

The Boss responds, "

It sounds funny now."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HA HA! WE'RE FILING FOR CHAPTER 11 BECAUSE ALL OF OUR SO-CALLED PROFITS ARE FAKE.

I'M LAUGHING BECAUSE I SOLD ALL OF MY STOCK THE SAME DAY I HEARD THAT OUR CFO DID.

YOU SAID HE WAS JUST DIVERSIFYING HIS INVESTMENTS!

IT SOUNDS FUNNY NOW.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Diversifying Investments"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where an employee is asked to file for Chapter 11 due to fake profits. The employee responds by selling all their stock on the same day the CFO diversified his investments, implying that the CFO's actions were a cover-up. The CFO is shown to be laughing, suggesting that he is aware of the employee's suspicions. The employee's comment about the CFO's diversification being "funny now" implies that the CFO's actions were not as clever as he thought they were. The comic strip pokes fun at corporate greed and the use of financial jargon to mask underlying issues.

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