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

The comic strip features a character named Dilbert, a white oval with a smile and a single eye, who works in a corporate office.

Title: "The Word Association Game"

Summary: The comic strip depicts a meeting where the company's consultant, a robot, instructs the employees to unleash their creativity by associating words with each other. The employees participate, with Dilbert responding with "chair" and another employee saying "donut." The consultant asks for a word associated with "donut," and the employees provide various responses, including "donut" itself, "too," and "going to say donut." The consultant then asks for a word associated with "too," but the employees are unable to come up with a response.

Key Points:

• The comic strip satirizes the corporate world and the tendency for employees to engage in meaningless activities.
• The use of word associations as a form of creative expression is mocked, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.
• The character of Dilbert is depicted as a symbol of the frustrations and boredom that can come with working in a corporate environment.

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