Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 19th March 1996

Dilbert//2530, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 19th March 1996

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ask the intern assignments gain experince mouse pad inventory status

Official transcript

Dilbert says to Asok, "As an intern, your assignments won't be as glamorous as mine, but you'll gain experience."

The Boss peers into Dilbert's cubicle and says, "Dilbert, I need a status report on the mouse pad inventory."

Dilbert says to Asok, "See? My assignment has the word 'status' built right in."

Asok looks worried and thinks, "Danger! Alert!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ASOK THE INTERN AS AN INTERN, YOUR ASSIGNMENTS WON'T BE AS GLAMOROUS AS MINE, BUT YOU'LL GAIN EXPERIENCE.

DILBERT, I NEED A STATUS REPORT ON THE MOUSE PAD INVENTORY.

SEE? MY ASSIGNMENT HAS THE WORD "STATUS" BUILT RIGHT IN.

DANGER!

ALERT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Asok the Intern"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Asok, an intern at a company, who is tasked with creating a status report on the mouse pad inventory. However, Asok's assignment has the word "status" built right into it, which he finds humorous and decides to play with.

Key Points:

• Asok is given an assignment to create a status report on the mouse pad inventory.
• He notices that the word "status" is already built into the assignment.
• Asok decides to play with the word "status" and creates a report that is both humorous and lighthearted.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate jargon and the ways in which people can use language to their advantage.

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