Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th January 1999

Dilbert//3564, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 17th January 1999

Tags

security equipment removal authorization signatures turn tables sign form birth certificate

Official transcript

Dilbert walks by the security desk with a computer part under his arm. The guard says, "Stop."

The guard says, "Show me your "equipment removal authorization form."

Dilbert shows him a piece of paper. The guard says, "This requires the signature of TWO employees."

Dilbert hands the guard a pen and says, "Good catch. You'd better sign it so it's legal."

The guard says, "This seems wrong... but I don't know why why."

Dilbert says, "And I'll need to see your birth certificate"

The guard says, "I don't have one."

Dilbert says, "Then how do you know you were born?"

The guard thinks, "I have baby pictures, but they could have been doctored by my alleged mom."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

STOP.

SECURITY SHOW ME YOUR "EQUIPMENT REMOVAL AUTHORIZATION FORM." THIS REQUIRES THE SIGNATURE OF TWO EMPLOYEES.

GOOD CATCH. YOU'D BETTER SIGN IT SO IT'S LEGAL.

THIS SEEMS WRONG... BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY AND I'LL NEED TO SEE YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE DON'T HAVE ONE.

THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU WERE BORN?

I HAVE BABY PICTURES, BUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN DOCTORED BY MY ALLEGED MOM

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Birth Certificate Blues"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a buzz cut, as he navigates a bureaucratic nightmare at the security desk. Initially, he is asked to show his "equipment removal authorization form," which he does not have. The security guard insists that he needs it to sign, leading to a series of absurd exchanges.

• Dilbert explains that he doesn't have the form, but the guard demands to see his birth certificate.
• Dilbert reveals that he doesn't have one, prompting the guard to ask how he knows he were born.
• Dilbert's response is that he has baby pictures, but the guard suggests that these could have been doctored by his alleged mom.
• The exchange becomes increasingly ridiculous, with the guard insisting on seeing Dilbert's birth certificate and Dilbert becoming frustrated with the absurdity of the situation.

The comic strip pokes fun at the red tape and bureaucratic inefficiencies that often characterize modern workplaces.

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