Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd July 1995

Dilbert//2269, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 2nd July 1995

Tags

new co - op employee no pay free gain experience pig project paper towel guy spills cofee throw body fire in the hole tea body throw

Official transcript

The Boss, a man, Alice, Wally, and Dilbert sit around a conference table. The Boss points to the man and says, "I'd like you all to meet our new co-op employee."

The Boss says, "We don't pay him. He works for free to gain valuable job experience."

The Boss says to the man, "I'm putting you in charge of the PTG project!"

The man says, "Wow! What is it?!!"

Alice replies, "PTG stands for 'Paper Towel Guy.'"

Alice explains, "If somebody spills coffee it's your job to throw your body on it before it reaches one of us."

Alice spills a cup on the table and says, "Oops."

The man flies through the air, yelling, "Fire in the hole!!!"

The man lies on top of the spill. He asks, "How'd I do?"

Alice says, Not so good, kid. That was tea."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO MEET OUR NEW COOP EMPLOYEE.

WE DON'T PAY HIM.

HE WORKS FOR FREE TO GAIN VALUABLE JOB EXPERIENCE.

I'M PUTTING YOU IN CHARGE OF THE PTG PROJECT!

WOW! WHAT IS IT?!!

PTG STANDS FOR "PAPER TOWEL GUY." IF SOMEBODY SPILLS COFFEE IT'S YOUR JOB TO THROW YOUR BODY ON IT BEFORE IT REACHES ONE OF US 7/2 OOPS FIRE IN THE HOLE !!!

HOW'D I DO?

NOT SO GOOD, KID. THAT WAS TEA.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "PTG Project"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a new employee, PTG, who is assigned to a project. However, the project's purpose is unclear, and PTG is unsure of their role. The situation escalates when PTG is tasked with throwing their body on the project before it reaches someone else, leading to a humorous and chaotic outcome.

Key Elements:

• PTG's confusion about their role in the project
• The absurdity of being asked to throw one's body on the project
• The chaos that ensues as PTG attempts to fulfill their task
• The humor and satire in the comic strip's portrayal of corporate culture and bureaucracy.

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