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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 19th February 2003

Dilbert//5058, first published 23 years ago on Wednesday 19th February 2003


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100 hrs a week ask for raise top secret facilit super genius resume honest take one know one


Official transcript

An interviewee says to The Boss, "If you hire me, I'll work a hundred hours a week and never ask for a raise!"

The interviewee continues, "I went to school at a top-secret facility for super geniuses; that's why it's not on my resume."

The Boss says to Catbert, "And I'm sure it's all true because he says he's honest!"

Catbert replies, "Apparently it doesn't take one to know one."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

IF YOU HIRE ME, I'LL WORK A HUNDRED HOURS A WEEK AND NEVER ASK FOR A RAISE!

I WENT TO SCHOOL AT A TOP-SECRET FACILITY FOR SUPER GENIUSES; THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT ON MY RESUME.

AND I'M SURE IT'S ALL TRUE BECAUSE HE SAYS HE'S HONEST!

APPARENTLY IT DOESN'T TAKE ONE TO KNOW ONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Super Geniuses"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green shirt and tie, sitting at his desk. He is interviewed by a man with a black suit and tie, who asks if Dilbert will work a hundred hours a week and never ask for a raise. Dilbert responds that he went to school at a top-secret facility for super geniuses, which is not on his resume.

The interviewer is skeptical, but Dilbert assures him that it's all true because he says he's honest. The interviewer appears to be convinced, despite the absurdity of the claim. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of super geniuses and the lengths people will go to to get hired.

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