Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 1st February 2003

Dilbert//5040, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 1st February 2003

Tags

saved money hired guy unlucky many problems ex boyfreind sobers up

Official transcript

The Boss introduces a new employee to Dilbert, "We saved money by hiring a guy who's had many personal problems."

The Boss continues, "But we're sure he was just unlucky. No one would invite that many problems into his life."

The new employee's cell phone rings. The new employee says into his cell phone, "Yes, of course your ex-boyfriend can stay with us until the choppers leave and he sobers up."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE SAVED MONEY BY HIRING A GUY WHO'S HAD MANY PERSONAL PROBLEMS.

BUT WE'RE SURE HE WAS JUST UNLUCKY: NO ONE WOULD INVITE THAT MANY PROBLEMS INTO HIS LIFE.

YES, OF COURSE YOUR EX-BOYFRIEND CAN STAY WITH US UNTIL THE CHOPPERS LEAVE AND HE SOBERS UP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unlucky Ex-Boyfriend"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between a group of men, likely in a business setting. The discussion centers around hiring a man with numerous personal problems, despite the risk of inviting more issues into their lives.

Key Points:

• The men consider hiring a person with many personal problems.
• One of them expresses concern that the individual might bring additional problems into their lives.
• Another man suggests that the ex-boyfriend's current situation is already chaotic, and they can't make it worse.
• The group decides to hire the man, reasoning that he can't make their lives any more chaotic than they already are.

Overall:

The comic strip humorously explores the idea of taking on someone with many personal problems, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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