Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 28th August 1998

Dilbert//3422, first published 28 years ago on Friday 28th August 1998

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department mascot industrious beaver woodchuck perky

Official transcript

The Boss, Wally, Alice and Dilbert are in a meeting. The Boss points at a picture of a woodchuck half out of its hole. The boss says, "Our department mascot will be the industrious beaver."

Dilbert says, "That's a picture of a woodchuck."

The boss says, "He looks perky. That's close enough."

Dilbert says, "He could be a beaver who lives in a whole."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR DEPARTMENT MASCOT WILL BE THE INDUSTRIOUS BEAVER.

THAT'S A PICTURE OF A WOODCHUCK.

HE LOOKS PERKY.

THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH.

HE COULD BE A BEAVER WHO LIVES IN A HOLE.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Industrious Beaver"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, presenting his idea for a new department mascot.
• He proposes an industrious beaver, which is met with skepticism by his colleagues.
• Despite their doubts, Dilbert remains confident in his choice, stating that the beaver could be a "beaver who lives in a hole."
• The strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate culture and the quirks of office life.

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