Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 10th August 2002

Dilbert//4865, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 10th August 2002

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telecommuted for 4 years fired unemployment empowerment sixth sense

Official transcript

Dilbert, Allen, and Wally are eating lunch. Allen says, "I telecommuted for four years without knowing until today that I'd been fired."

Allen continues, "Apparently unemployment feels exactly like empowerment."

Allen continues, "This is just like that movie, 'The Sixth Sense.' Did you like that movie, Wally?... Wally?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I TELECOMMUTED FOR FOUR YEARS WITHOUT KNOWING UNTIL TODAY THAT I'D BEEN FIRED.

APPARENTLY UNEMPLOYMENT FEELS EXACTLY LIKE EMPOWERMENT.

THIS IS JUST LIKE THAT MOVIE, "THE SIXTH SENSE." DID YOU LIKE THAT MOVIE, WALLY?... WALLY?

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AI Analysis

Title: "Unemployment Empowerment"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2002, revolves around a character who has been telecommuting for four years without knowing he was fired. The punchline lies in his newfound empowerment due to unemployment, which he compares to watching the movie "The Sixth Sense" and realizing he likes it.

Key Elements:

• The character's four-year telecommuting stint without realizing he was fired
• His unexpected empowerment upon discovering his unemployment
• A humorous comparison to the movie "The Sixth Sense" and its iconic twist
• A lighthearted commentary on the unexpected benefits of unemployment

Tone:

The comic strip is written in a humorous tone, poking fun at the unexpected nature of the character's situation and the idea that unemployment can be empowering.

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