Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 30th October 1996

Dilbert//2755, first published thirty years ago on Wednesday 30th October 1996

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award tim incredible accomplishments two years stonewalling hired

Official transcript

The Boss says to Alice and Dilbert, "This award goes to Tim for his incredible accomplishment."

The Boss hands Tim an award and says, "After two years of stonewalling all progress, Tim finally agreed to do the work for which he was hired."

The Boss continues, "We look forward to working with Tim in the coming year."

Tim says, "As if I'd have time for that."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS AWARD GOES TO TIM FOR HIS INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AFTER TWO YEARS OF STONEWALLING ALL PROGRESS, TIM FINALLY AGREED TO DO THE WORK FOR WHICH HE WAS HIRED.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH TIM IN THE COMING YEAR.

AS IF I'D HAVE TIME FOR THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Never-Ending Project"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Tim, who has been working on a project for two years and is finally being recognized for his efforts. However, he is then told that he will be working on the project for another year. The punchline is that Tim is looking forward to working with the person who gave him the award, implying that he is eager to continue working on the project.

Key Points:

• Tim has been working on a project for two years.
• He is finally being recognized for his efforts with an award.
• He is told that he will be working on the project for another year.
• Tim is looking forward to working with the person who gave him the award.

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip comes from the unexpected twist at the end, where Tim is told that he will be working on the project for another year. This is a common theme in many workplaces, where employees are often expected to work long hours or take on additional responsibilities without recognition or reward. The punchline adds to the humor by implying that Tim is eager to continue working on the project, despite the lack of recognition or reward.

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