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<p>Dconman2: Added to explaination</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1997<br /> | date = May 23, 2018<br /> | title = Business Update<br /> | image = business_update.png<br /> | titletext = Our customers keep sending us their personal information, even though we've repeatedly asked them to stop. The EU told me I'm the heir to some ancient European throne that makes me exempt from the GDPR, but we should probably still try to fix that.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a MAGIC CEO - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> This comic shows a meeting at Beret Guy's business (as seen in [[:Category:Beret Guy's Business|these other comics]]. As usual, those in the business demonstrate a misuse of business terminology and take strange happenings within the business in stride.<br /> With the May 25 deadline to implement the European Union's GDPR law, this comic focuses on a business meeting about what the company is doing to prepare for it.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> :[Beret Guy, Ponytail, Hairy, Hairbun and Megan sit around a table, left to right. Beret Guy and Megan are sitting on chairs at the ends. All others are behind the table with no visible chairs. All characters face Beret Guy]<br /> :Beret Guy: Quarterly reports are looking good. <br /> :Beret Guy: Our office is full of cash, we're producing stocks faster than ever before, and our customers are experiencing rapid growth.<br /> :Beret Guy: Any Updates?<br /> <br /> :[Closeup on Ponytail, facing left]<br /> :Ponytail: Bad news: many of our assets were liquidated this morning due to a thermostat glitch.<br /> :Ponytail: Good news: the sink in the kitchen has stopped producing original content.<br /> <br /> :[Same as panel one, but characters are facing Megan]<br /> :Beret Guy: How are our finances?<br /> :Megan: Our biggest source of revenue is our ongoing project to transmute lead into gold.<br /> :Megan: Our biggest expense is our project to transmute it back.<br /> <br /> :[Closeup on Beret Guy, facing right, offset to the left of the panel. Two characters speak from off-panel right]<br /> :Beret Guy: Lastly, any luck getting the girl from ''The Ring'' to stop showing up in our video conferences?<br /> :From Right 1: No, but honestly, she's made some good contributions.<br /> :From Right 2: Yeah, I think we should hire her.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Beret Guy's Business]]</div>

Dconman2 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1997:_Business_Update&diff=157480 2018-05-23T18:12:05Z

<p>Dconman2: Added Categories</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1997<br /> | date = May 23, 2018<br /> | title = Business Update<br /> | image = business_update.png<br /> | titletext = Our customers keep sending us their personal information, even though we've repeatedly asked them to stop. The EU told me I'm the heir to some ancient European throne that makes me exempt from the GDPR, but we should probably still try to fix that.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a MAGIC CEO - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> With the May 25 deadline to implement the European Union's GDPR law, this comic focuses on a business meeting about what the company is doing to prepare for it.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> :[Beret Guy, Ponytail, Hairy, Hairbun and Megan sit around a table, left to right. Beret Guy and Megan are sitting on chairs at the ends. All others are behind the table with no visible chairs. All characters face Beret Guy]<br /> :Beret Guy: Quarterly reports are looking good. <br /> :Beret Guy: Our office is full of cash, we're producing stocks faster than ever before, and our customers are experiencing rapid growth.<br /> :Beret Guy: Any Updates?<br /> <br /> :[Closeup on Ponytail, facing left]<br /> :Ponytail: Bad news: many of our assets were liquidated this morning due to a thermostat glitch.<br /> :Ponytail: Good news: the sink in the kitchen has stopped producing original content.<br /> <br /> :[Same as panel one, but characters are facing Megan]<br /> :Beret Guy: How are our finances?<br /> :Megan: Our biggest source of revenue is our ongoing project to transmute lead into gold.<br /> :Megan: Our biggest expense is our project to transmute it back.<br /> <br /> :[Closeup on Beret Guy, facing right, offset to the left of the panel. Two characters speak from off-panel right]<br /> :Beret Guy: Lastly, any luck getting the girl from ''The Ring'' to stop showing up in our video conferences?<br /> :From Right 1: No, but honestly, she's made some good contributions.<br /> :From Right 2: Yeah, I think we should hire her.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Beret Guy's Business]]</div>

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