Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 27th February 1990

Dilbert//318, first published 36 years ago on Tuesday 27th February 1990

Tags

dilbert performance job pencils right office

Official transcript

Dilbert sits across from the Boss's desk. The Boss says, "I decided to recognize you for your job performance."

The Boss continues, "So I named one of my pencils after you."

Dilbert says, "Gosh. Is that it right there?"

The Boss replies, "No. That's my good pencil."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DECIDED TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR JOB PERFORMANCE.

SO I NAMED ONE OF MY PENCILS AFTER YOU.

GOSH. IS THAT IT RIGHT THERE?

NO. THAT'S MY GOOD PENCIL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Pencil of Recognition"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a scene where a boss is awarding an employee a pencil for their job performance.
• The employee is surprised and pleased by the recognition, but the boss's motives are unclear.
• The punchline of the joke is that the boss has named one of his pencils after the employee, implying that the employee is being replaced by a pencil.
• The humor in the comic strip comes from the unexpected twist on the typical recognition award and the absurdity of naming a pencil after someone.

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