Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 21st September 2001

Dilbert//4542, first published 25 years ago on Friday 21st September 2001

Tags

meeting across bridge hard work intern carpool lane business

Official transcript

Alice has a briefcase in her hand. She says to Asok, "Asok, you're coming with me to an important meeting across the bridge."

Asok is sitting at his computer. He thinks to himself, "Important!"

Alice and Asok are walking. Asok says, "My hard work as an intern is paying off. Already I am invited to an important meeting!"

Alice and Asok are driving past traffic. Asok exclaims, "Hey, we get the carpool lane!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ASOK, YOU'RE COMING WITH ME TO AN IMPORTANT MEETING ACROSS THE BRIDGE.

IMPORTANT!

MY HARD WORK AS AN INTERN IS PAYING OFF. ALREADY I AM INVITED TO AN IMPORTANT MEETING!

HEY, WE GET THE CARPOOL LANE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Carpool Lane"

Summary:

The comic strip features a woman named Asok, who is invited to an important meeting. She is excited about the opportunity and mentions that her hard work as an intern is paying off. However, when she arrives at the meeting, she realizes that she is not the only one who has been invited. In fact, the room is filled with people, and Asok is surprised to see that she is not the only one who has been invited.

The punchline of the comic strip comes when Asok discovers that she is not the only one who has been invited to the meeting. Instead, she is one of many people who have been invited, and she is not the only one who is excited about the opportunity. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that people often feel like they are the only ones who are important or special, when in reality, they are just one of many.

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