Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th September 1996

Dilbert//2724, first published thirty years ago on Sunday 29th September 1996

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accounting airfare business trip saturday reimburse saturday hotel costs business activity understand economic choices waste money ugly brain dead troll free lunch money

Official transcript

Dilbert approaches the cave where the accounting department is located. He groans. Dilbert tells a troll, "I saved $500 in airfare by extending my business trip to Saturday."

Dilbert asks, "Why won't you reimburse me for the Saturday hotel costs?"

The troll replies, "Saturday was not a business-related activity."

Dilbert says, "Hmm . . . Let me see if I understand this . . ."

Dilbert continues, "It's NOT business-related to make sensible economic choices . . ."

Dilbert continues, "But it IS business-related to waste money like an ugly, brain-dead troll . . ."

Dilbert arrives at home with his arm in a sling and wearing disheveled clothes. He tells Dogbert, "Then he beat me up and took my lunch money."

Dogbert asks, "Are you saying I can get free lunch money by beating you up?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GROAN.

ACCOUNTING I SAVED $500 IN AIRFARE BY EXTENDING MY BUSINESS TRIP TO SATURDAY.

WHY WON'T YOU REIMBURSE ME FOR THE SATURDAY HOTEL COSTS?

SATURDAY WAS NOT A BUSINESS- RELATED ACTIVITY.

HMM... LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND THIS.

IT'S NOT BUSINESS- RELATED TO MAKE SENSIBLE ECONOMIC CHOICES...

BUT IT IS BUSINESS- RELATED TO WASTE MONEY LIKE AN UGLY, BRAIN-DEAD TROLL...

THEN HE BEAT ME UP AND TOOK MY LUNCH MONEY.

ARE YOU SAYING I CAN GET FREE LUNCH MONEY BY BEATING YOU UP?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in 1996.

Comic Strip Summary

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a white shirt and red tie, engaging in a conversation with a green monster-like creature.

• Dilbert explains that he saved $500 in airfare by extending his business trip to Saturday.
• The creature responds by asking why Dilbert won't reimburse him for the Saturday hotel costs, as Saturday was not a business-related activity.
• Dilbert explains that it's not business-related to make sensible economic choices.
• The creature then asks if Dilbert can get free lunch money by beating him up, to which Dilbert responds that he can't.
• The creature then beats Dilbert up and takes his lunch money.

Key Themes

The comic strip highlights the absurdity of corporate culture and the way it can lead to illogical decisions. It also touches on the theme of workplace harassment and the power dynamics between employees and management.

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