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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 9th February 1993

Dilbert//1396, first published 33 years ago on Tuesday 9th February 1993


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dogbert consultant creativity company supressed association chair donut


Official transcript

Dogbert stands in front of the Boss and several employees. Dogbert points at a diagram of a man's head being crushed by a vice grip. Dogbert says, "As your consultant I will unleash the creativity that the company has supressed."

Dogbert continues, "We'll begin with word association. I'll say a word then you each say what pops into your head. Chair."

The Boss says, "Donut?"

A man next to the Boss says, "I say donut too."

A woman says, "I was going to say donut."

Another employee says, "Donut."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

AS YOUR CONSULTANT I WILL UNLEASH THE CREATIVITY THAT THE COMPANY HAS SUPPRESSED.

WE'LL BEGIN WITH WORD ASSOCIATION. I'LL SAY A WORD THEN YOU EACH SAY WHAT POPS INTO YOUR HEAD.

CHAIR.

DONUT?

I SAY DONUT TOO.

I WAS GOING TO SAY DONUT.

DONUT

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Word Association"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around a group of employees attending a meeting where their consultant is attempting to unleash their creativity.
  • The consultant instructs them to associate a word with the company's name, which has been suppressed.
  • The employees' responses are humorous and unexpected, with one person saying "chair" and another saying "donut."
  • The consultant's goal of sparking creativity is not achieved, as the employees' responses are unrelated to the company's name.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate meetings and the challenges of inspiring creativity in a group setting.

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