Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 27th July 1995

Dilbert//2294, first published 31 years ago on Thursday 27th July 1995

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bob self esteem improve job opening procurement dept hit people with tail prevent desired computers business

Official transcript

Bob the Dinosaur sits on Dilbert's couch with his head down. Dilbert tells him, "Bob, your self-esteem might improve if you got a job."

Bob replies, "As what?"

Dilbert says, "There's an opening in our procurement department. You'd be perfect."

Bob asks, "What does procurement do?"

Dilbert replies, "Their job is to prevent us from getting the computers we want."

Bob asks, "Can I hit people with my tail?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BOB, YOUR SELF-ESTEEM MIGHT IMPROVE IF YOU GOT A JOB.

AS WHAT?

THERE'S AN OPENING IN OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT. YOU'D BE PERFECT.

WHAT DOES PROCUREMENT DO?

THEIR JOB IS TO PREVENT US FROM GETTING THE COMPUTERS WE WANT.

CAN I HIT PEOPLE WITH MY TAIL?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dilbert and the Procurement Department"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, interacting with a green dinosaur.
• Dilbert asks the dinosaur if it has a job, to which the dinosaur responds that it is in the procurement department.
• The dinosaur explains that its job is to prevent people from getting the computers they want.
• Dilbert asks what the procurement department does, and the dinosaur responds that it hits people with its tail.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a procurement department and its perceived purpose.

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