Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 3rd February 1998

Dilbert//3216, first published 28 years ago on Tuesday 3rd February 1998

Tags

new policy discriminate against single people legal marital staus no reason home polygamists

Official transcript

At a staff me Boss meets with Dilbert and Wally. The Boss says, "My new policy is to discriminate against single people. It's totally legal!"

The Boss holds up a piece of paper and says, "Write your marital status on this list so I know who has no reason to go home at night."

They all leave the meetin and the Boss looks at the list. He says, "Dang! What are the odds you'd all be polygamists?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY NEW POLICY IS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST SINGLE PEOPLE. IT'S TOTALLY LEGAL!

WRITE YOUR MARITAL STATUS ON THIS LIST, SO I KNOW WHO HAS NO REASON TO GO HOME AT NIGHT.

DANG! WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'D ALL BE POLYGAMISTS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Polygamy"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a company's new policy to discriminate against single people. The boss instructs employees to write their marital status on a list, with a note that those without a reason to go home at night will be considered single.

Key Points:

• The boss is concerned about the company's new policy.
• The employees are required to write their marital status on a list.
• The boss is unsure about what to do with the information.
• The employees are confused and concerned about the implications of the policy.
• The comic strip ends with the boss asking if anyone would be polygamists, and one employee responding with a humorous comment.

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