Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 21st May 1998

Dilbert//3323, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 21st May 1998

Tags

hideous sycophant no hope career advancement lifestyle choice

Official transcript

Dilbert and Allen walking down a hall. Dilbert asks, "So, Allen, what's it like to be a hideous sycophant?"

Allen replies, "It's okay."

Allen asks, "What's it like to have no hope of career advancement?"

Dilbert responds, "Not bad."

Allen and Dilbert sitting at table with food trays. Allen asks, "Were you born that way or is it a lifestyle choice?"

Dilbert responds, "I'll ask my mom, but I think it was bad parenting."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SO, ALLEN, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BEA HIDEOUS SYCOPHANT?

IT'S OKAY.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE NO HOPE OF CAREER ADVANCEMENT?

NOT BAD.

WERE YOU BORN THAT WAY OR IS IT A LIFESTYLE CHOICE?

I'LL ASK MOM, BUT I THINK IT WAS BAD PARENTING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Sycophant"

Summary:

• Allen, a sycophant, asks Dilbert if it's okay to be a hideous sycophant.
• Dilbert responds with a question about Allen's career advancement, to which Allen replies that he has no hope of career advancement.
• Dilbert then asks Allen if he was born that way or if it's a lifestyle choice, and Allen responds that he thinks it was bad parenting.
• The comic strip humorously portrays Allen's lack of self-awareness and his tendency to blame others for his own shortcomings.

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