Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 8th September 1995

Dilbert//2337, first published 31 years ago on Friday 8th September 1995

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thinking quitting contract emplyee advice sleep in doorways hunk of coradboard co workers food stamps not edible

Official transcript

Alice sits at her desk with her back to Wally. Wally asks, "Alice, I'm thinking about quitting and becoming a contract employee. Do you have any advice?"

Alice replies, "Sleep in doorways so it doesn't rain on you. The best shopping carts are at 'Lucky.' You can make an excellent sign with black marking pen and a hunk of cardboard."

Wally walks away from Alice's cubicle and says, "I hate all of my co-workers."

Alice says, "Despite the name, food stamps are NOT edible."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, I'M THINKING ABOUT QUITTING AND BECOMING A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE?

SLEEP IN DOORWAYS SO IT DOESN'T RAIN ON YOU.

THE BEST SHOPPING CARTS ARE AT "LUCKY." YOU CAN MAKE AN EXCELLENT SIGN WITH A BLACK MARKING PEN AND A HUNK OF CARDBOARD.

I HATE ALL OF MY COWORKERS DESPITE THE NAME, FOOD STAMPS ARE NOT EDIBLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Food Stamps"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head and a green tie, engaged in a conversation with Alice, a woman with curly brown hair and a pink blazer. The scene unfolds in an office setting, where Dilbert is seeking advice on quitting his job to become a contract employee.

Key Points:

• Dilbert expresses his desire to leave his current position and work as a contract employee.
• Alice offers words of encouragement, suggesting that he should sleep in doorways to avoid getting wet in the rain.
• Dilbert responds by expressing his dislike for all of his coworkers, despite their names not being edible.
• The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Alice reveals that she hates food stamps, which are not edible.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the mundane aspects of office life, highlighting the absurdity of Dilbert's situation and the quirky nature of his coworkers. The exchange between Dilbert and Alice is a humorous commentary on the challenges of working in a corporate environment.

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