Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th September 2000

Dilbert//4169, first published 26 years ago on Wednesday 13th September 2000

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email email monkey feeling of self worth quit whenever

Official transcript

Sitting at his computer, Asok thinks to himself "Send. Ooh!"

Asok thinks to himself, "I get a tiny feeling of self-worth when I send e-mail to my boss."

Dilbert says to Wally, loud enough for Asok to hear, "Looks like someone has an e-mail monkey on his back."

Asok replies, "I can quit whenever I want!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SEND !

I GET A TINY FEELING OF SELF-WORTH WHEN I SEND EMAIL TO MY BOSS.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAS AN EMAIL MONKEY ON HIS I CAN QUIT BACK.

WHENEVER I WANT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "E-Mail Monkey"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a man sending an email to his boss, accompanied by a thought bubble expressing his desire to be a tiny feeling of self-worth when he receives a response.
• In the next panel, the man's boss is shown, with a speech bubble stating that he has an "e-mail monkey" on his back, implying that he is overwhelmed by the constant stream of emails.
• The final panel reveals that the man has quit his job, citing the e-mail monkey as the reason for his departure.

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