Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 8th February 2000

Dilbert//3951, first published 26 years ago on Tuesday 8th February 2000

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bury bury them dig eight patent ideas hiding literally not growing shivel intern free time appearences

Official transcript

The Boss tells Asok the Intern while examining some documents: "Wow! You've developed eight patentable ideas, Asok."

The Boss continues: "We'll have to bury them or else it will look like we have too much free time."

Digging in a field with a shovel, Asok the Intern says: "Then I said, 'Literally?' And then he said..."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WOW! YOU'VE DEVELOPED EIGHT PATENTABLE IDEAS, ASOK.

WE'LL HAVE TO BURY THEM OR ELSE IT WILL LOOK LIKE WE HAVE TOO MUCH FREE TIME.

THIN RALLYO AND THEN HE SAID.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Too Much Free Time"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with bureaucracy, in a humorous exchange with his boss.

• The boss asks Dilbert if he has developed eight patentable ideas, to which Dilbert responds, "Wow, you've developed eight patentable ideas, Asok."
• The boss then instructs Dilbert to bury the ideas or find alternative ways to utilize them, citing that the team has too much free time.
• Dilbert's response is to ask if he can say "literally" and then proceed to bury the ideas.

The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate culture and the tendency for managers to prioritize productivity over creativity.

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