Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 13th November 2001

Dilbert//4595, first published 25 years ago on Tuesday 13th November 2001

Dilbert cartoon for Tuesday 13th November 2001

Dilbert for Monday 12th November 2001

Dilbert for Wednesday 14th November 2001

Tags

psychological profile start monday employee handbook weekend gentle biker psycho hillbilly

Official transcript

Catbert is sitting on his desk. He says, "Your psychological profile test results are excellent. Can you start Monday?"

A hairy, half dressed man carrying a knife replies, "Monday is fine. I'll read the employee handbook over the weekend."

The hairy man says to Dilbert and Alice, "The 'gentle biker' look is overdone. I'm going for 'psycho hillbilly.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE TEST RESULTS ARE EXCELLENT. CAN YOU START MONDAY?

MONDAY IS FINE.

I'LL READ THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK OVER THE WEEKEND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE "GENTLE BIKER" LOOK IS OVERDONE. I'M GOING FOR "PSYCHO HILLBILLY."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Gentle Biker"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a goatee and glasses, sitting at his desk. He is wearing a white shirt, black tie, and black jacket, and has a look of disinterest on his face.

Panel 1: Dilbert is shown sitting at his desk, with a red fish character lying on top of it. The fish is wearing a white shirt and blue pants, and has a speech bubble saying, "YOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE TEST RESULTS ARE EXCELLENT. CAN YOU START MONDAY?"
Panel 2: Dilbert is shown standing up, with a speech bubble saying, "MONDAY IS FINE. I'LL READ THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK OVER THE WEEKEND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH."
Panel 3: Dilbert is shown sitting at his desk again, with a speech bubble saying, "THE 'GENTLE BIKER' LOOK IS OVERDONE. I'M GOING FOR 'PSYCHO HILLBILLY.'"

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of trying to fit into a corporate culture by adopting a specific look or persona. Dilbert's deadpan reaction to the fish's suggestion that he start on Monday and his decision to go for a "psycho hillbilly" look instead add to the humor.

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