Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 15th August 1998

Dilbert//3409, first published 28 years ago on Saturday 15th August 1998

Tags

vital information deadline boss request traded work ethic banana break room

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his computer. The boss hands him a piece of paper. "I'll need this vital information by one o'clock."

Dilbert thinks, "If I do a shoddy job, I can finish this and still make it to lunch!"

Dilbert eats lunch with Alice and Wally. Dilbert says, "Today I traded my work ethic for a banana."

Wally says, "I ate that banana years ago."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED THIS VITAL INFORMATION BY ONE O'CLOCK.

IF I DO A SHODDY JOB, I CAN FINISH THIS AND STILL MAKE IT TO LUNCH!

TODAY I TRADED MY WORK ETHIC FOR A BANANA I ATE THAT BANANA YEARS AGO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Banana Years"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1998, features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a red and black striped tie, in three panels.

• In the first panel, Dilbert is shown holding a piece of paper and saying, "I need this vital information by one o'clock."
• In the second panel, he is seen at his desk, thinking, "If I do a shoddy job, I can finish this and still make it to lunch!"
• In the third panel, he is seated at a table with a woman who has a large brown afro, saying, "Today I traded my work ethic for a banana." The woman adds, "I ate that banana years ago."

The comic strip humorously highlights Dilbert's lack of motivation and his willingness to sacrifice his work ethic for a quick escape.

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