Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 5th April 1997

Dilbert//2912, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 5th April 1997

Tags

company training hope to learn bad toupee dead animal freak of nature general

Official transcript

The caption says, "Company Training."

The instructor stands at the front of the room and says, "Let's go around the room and we'll each say what we hope to learn."

Alice, Wally and several other people sit in the audience. Alice says, "I hope to learn whether that thing on your head is a bad toupee, a dead animal, or a hideous freak of nature."

The instructor pauses before writing on the easel and asks, "Can I call that 'general'?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

COMPANY TRAINING LET'S GO AROUND THE ROOM AND WE'LL EACH SAY WHAT WE HOPE TO LEARN.

I HOPE TO LEARN WHETHER THAT THING ON YOUR HEAD IS A BAD TOUPEE, A DEAD ANIMAL, OR A HIDEOUS FREAK OF NATURE.

CAN I CALL THAT "GENERAL"?

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AI Analysis

Title: "Company Training"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a company training session where employees are asked to identify a general term for various objects on their heads.
• The employees respond with creative and humorous answers, including "bad toupee," "dead animal," and "hideous freak of nature."
• The boss is confused by the responses and asks if they can call it "general."
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate training and the sometimes absurd nature of office life.

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