Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 28th December 2000

Dilbert//4275, first published 26 years ago on Thursday 28th December 2000

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tape pencil hand raise would be unethical ten percent hiccup damage moral compass

Official transcript

Asok the Intern watches Wally taping a pencil to the hand of The Boss who is comatose. Wally says, "I'll tape a pencil to his hand and use it to sign off on a raise for me."

Asok the Intern says to Wally, "That would be so unethical... hiccup. May I have ten percent?"

Wally works on getting the pencil into the comatose Boss' hand as Asok says, "That hiccup damaged my moral compass."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'LL TAPE A PENCIL TO HIS HAND AND USE IT TO SIGN OFF ON A RAISE FOR ME.

THAT WOULD BE SO UNETHICAL..

?! HICCUP MAY I HAVE TEN PERCENT?

THAT HICCUP DAMAGED MY MORAL COMPASS.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hiccup"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with corporate bureaucracy. In this strip, he is being forced to participate in a pointless meeting, where his boss asks him to use a pencil to sign off on a raise for himself.

Dilbert's response is to sarcastically offer to "tape a pencil to his hand and use it to sign off on a raise for me." The boss, oblivious to Dilbert's sarcasm, asks if he has ten percent, to which Dilbert replies, "That hiccup damaged my moral compass."

The punchline of the strip is that Dilbert's boss is completely unaware of the sarcasm and takes his response at face value, leading to a humorous exchange. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate meetings and the tendency of bosses to miss the point.

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