Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th August 2002

Dilbert//4861, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 6th August 2002

Tags

three hole punch waltzing in borrowing things whack list demanding in exchange for hole punch

Official transcript

An employee asks Carol, "May I use your three-hole punch?"

Carol waves her hand and exclaims, "Whoa Whoa Whoa!"

Carol says, "You can't come waltzing into this department, using our stuff and leaving your holes."

The employee says, "I'll clean up the holes."

Carol hands him a piece of paper, "I want you to whack the people on this list."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MAY I USE YOUR THREE-HOLE PUNCH?

WHOA WHOA WHOA!

YOU CAN'T COME WALTZING INTO THIS DEPARTMENT, USING OUR STUFF AND LEAVING YOUR HOLES.

I'LL CLEAN UP THE HOLES.

I WANT YOU TO WHACK THE PEOPLE ON THIS LIST.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Three-Hole Punch"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a man asking to use a three-hole punch, which is promptly denied by his coworker.
• The coworker explains that the department has a strict policy against using the three-hole punch, citing a need to "clean up the holes" and "whack people on the list."
• The man is left frustrated and confused, unable to understand the reasoning behind the policy.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of office policies and the sometimes illogical nature of workplace rules.

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