Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 25th September 1996

Dilbert//2720, first published thirty years ago on Wednesday 25th September 1996

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iron man team team building exercise ten mile swim parcticing teamwork doggie paddle health

Official transcript

Wally, Dilbert and Alice stand on the beach wearing swimsuits. The Boss tells them, "The first leg of the 'Iron Man' team-building exercise is a ten-mile swim, I think."

The Boss says, "I won't be participating because my teamwork skills are already excellent."

The Boss thinks, "Two phrases you don't expect to hear in the same day are 'Iron Man' and 'doggie paddle.'"

Someone in the water says, "Hey! No splashing!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE FIRST LEG OF THE "IRON MAN" TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISE IS A TEN-MILE SWIM, I THINK.

I WON'T BE PARTICIPATING BECAUSE MY TEAMWORK SKILLS ARE ALREADY EXCELLENT.

TWO PHRASES YOU DON'T EXPECT TO HEAR IN THE SAME DAY ARE "IRON MAN" AND "DOGGIE PADDLE." HEY! NO SPLASHING!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Team-Building Exercise"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a team-building exercise where participants are required to swim ten miles.
• One participant is concerned about the lack of teamwork skills and questions the relevance of the exercise.
• The manager responds by stating that two phrases will be used to signal the start and end of the exercise: "Iron Man" and "Doggie Paddle."
• The participant is confused and asks for clarification, leading to a humorous exchange between the two characters.

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