Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 16th July 1998

Dilbert//3379, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 16th July 1998

Tags

son-of-a-boss complete lack knowledge vice president amrketing gift piano

Official transcript

Caption: Son-of-a-Boss Dilbert, Wally, and Son-of-a-Boss sitting at table. Son-of-a-Boss says, "My complete lack of knowledge has not gone unnoticed."

Son-of-a-Boss continues, "I've been promoted to Vice President of Marketing!"

Son-of-a-Boss says, "If you feel the need to buy me a gift, I'd love a piano."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SON-OF-A-BOSS MY COMPLETE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.

I'VE BEEN PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING!

IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO BUY ME A GIFT, I'D LOVE A PIANO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Son-of-a-Boss" and features a conversation between a boss and his son, who has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing.

Key Points:

• The boss is unaware of his son's promotion.
• The son requests a piano as a gift, despite having no musical talent.
• The boss agrees to the request, unaware of the son's lack of musical ability.

Humor:

• The humor in the comic strip comes from the absurdity of the situation and the boss's lack of awareness about his son's promotion.
• The punchline about the piano adds to the comedic effect, as it is an unexpected and humorous request.

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