Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 9th February 1995

Dilbert//2126, first published 31 years ago on Thursday 9th February 1995

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fourth day telecommuting clothes useless struck by question monkeys beards discuss issue attendance low around table introduce

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk at home. He is naked. He types in his daily log, "On my forth day of telecommuting I realize that clothes are totally unnecessary."

Dilbert strokes his unshaven face and thinks, "Hey!"

The log reads, "Suddenly I am struck by a question: why don't monkeys grow beards?"

The log reads, "I call a meeting to discuss the issue but attendance is low."

Dilbert sits at a conference table with Ratbert. Dilbert reads from a document, "Issue one: monkey beards."

Ratbert says, "Let's go around the table and introduce ourselves."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ON MY FOURTH DAY OF TELECOMMUTING I REALIZE THAT CLOTHES ARE TOTALLY UNNECESSARY.

SUDDENLY I AM STRUCK BY A QUESTION: WHY DON'T MONKEYS GROW BEARDS?

HEY!

2/9 I CALL A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE BUT ATTENDANCE IS LOW.

ISSUE ONE: LET'S GO MONKEY AROUND THE BEARDS.

TABLE AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Monkey Beards" by Scott Adams, originally published in 1995.

Summary

The comic strip tells the story of a man who is struggling to grow a beard, but is interrupted by a meeting about a low attendance issue. The man's coworker suggests that he introduce himself and explain the issue, but the man is distracted by the thought of monkeys growing beards. He becomes obsessed with the idea and starts to imagine himself as a monkey with a beard, much to the confusion of his coworkers. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of modern office life and the distractions that can occur when we're trying to focus on important tasks.

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