Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th June 1995

Dilbert//2248, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 11th June 1995

Tags

three day workshop sahring form teams paper airplanes blindfolded flight unconditional love co workers accountants marketers secreatries competitive lion workload eraser pilot group hug

Official transcript

An instructor stands at the front of a room and says, "Let's go around the circle and share what we learned in the three-day workshop."

Wally, Dilbert and Alice sit together. Wally says, "At first I thought it was a waste of our training budget . . ."

Wally says, "Then you asked us to form teams and make paper airplanes while blindfolded . . ."

Wally turns to Dilbert and says, "I don't know if it was because of the darkness or the way we shared our thoughts about flight . . ."

Wally says, "But suddenly I found unconditional love for my co-workers. Be they accountants, be they marketeers or be they secretaries."

Wally stands on his chair and says, "As a result, I've become a competitive lion, eager to pounce on my workload and increase stockholder values!!"

The instructor says, "Thank you, Wally. Dilbert, what did you learn?"

Dilbert says, "I learned that you shouldn't put a little eraser-pilot in your paper airplane."

Wally says, "Somebody needs a group hug."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LET'S GO AROUND THE CIRCLE AND SHARE WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE THREE-DAY WORKSHOP.

TEAM AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A WASTE OF OUR TRAINING BUDGET.

THEN YOU ASKED US TO FORM TEAMS AND MAKE PAPER AIRPLANES WHILE BLINDFOLDED.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS OR THE WAY WE SHARED OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT FLIGHT BUT SUDDENLY I FOUND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR MY COWORKERS BE THEY ACCOUNTANTS, BE THEY MARKETEERS OR BE THEY SECRETARIES AS A RESULT, IVE BECOME A COMPETITIVE LION, EAGER TO POUNCE ON MY WORKLOAD AND INCREASE STOCKHOLDER VALUES!!

THANK YOU, WALLY.

DILBERT, WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

I LEARNED THAT YOU SHOULDN'T PUT A LITILE ERASER-PILOT IN YOUR PAPER AIRPLANE SOMEBODY NEEDS A GROUP HUG!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Group Hug" and features Dilbert, a white male with a bald head and glasses, wearing a white shirt and tie. Wally, a white male with a brown mustache and glasses, is also present, dressed in a white shirt and tie.

Storyline

• The comic strip begins with Dilbert and Wally discussing a workshop they attended, where they learned to share what they learned in a three-day workshop.
• Dilbert shares his experience, stating that he thought the workshop was a waste of time, but eventually found it helpful.
• He mentions that he became a competitive lion, eager to pounce on his workload and increase stockholder values.
• Wally asks Dilbert what he learned, and Dilbert responds that he learned to put a little eraser-pilot in his paper airplane, which requires a group hug.

Humor and Satire

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate training workshops and the use of buzzwords like "competitive lion" and "stockholder values."
• The punchline about the group hug is a humorous way to end the strip, implying that the only thing Dilbert learned from the workshop was how to give a group hug.
• Overall, the comic strip uses satire to comment on the absurdity of corporate culture and the ways in which people try to fit into it.

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