Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th November 1996

Dilbert//2769, first published thirty years ago on Wednesday 13th November 1996

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ask applicants sone questions see how think five gallon bucket holds water job interview

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at a table with a man. Dilbert says, "We like to ask our applicants some questions that will allow us to see how you think."

Dilbert asks, "If you have a five-gallon bucket and a fifty-gallon bucket, how can you tell which one holds more water?"

The man beats his head with his fists and says, "Ow! Ow! Ow!"

Dilbert says, "When I said, 'See how you think,' what I meant was . . ."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE LIKE TO ASK OUR APPLICANTS SOME QUESTIONS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO SEE HOW YOU THINK.

IF YOU HAVE A FIVE- GALLON BUCKET AND A FIFTY - GALLON BUCKET, HOW CAN YOU TELL WHICH ONE HOLDS MORE WATER?

WHEN I SAID, "SEE HOW YOU THINK," WHAT I MEANT WAS.

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collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Five-Gallon Bucket Conundrum"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1996, presents a humorous scenario where an applicant is asked an unusual question by an interviewer. The applicant is shown holding a five-gallon bucket and a fifty-gallon bucket, with the interviewer inquiring about the difference in water capacity between the two. The applicant's response, "See how you think," is met with the interviewer's exasperation, as depicted by the sound effect "Ow!" The strip satirizes the absurdity of some job interview questions and the creative ways applicants might respond to them.

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