Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 4th April 2003

Dilbert//5102, first published 23 years ago on Friday 4th April 2003

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defective coworker trade in co workers with defects parts hair in middle defects yet discovered

Official transcript

Dilbert carries Peri Noid into a back tunnel way. The Garbageman says, "You can't repair a defective co-worker."

The Garbageman leads Dilbert into a room filled with defective co-workers enclosed in glass capsules. The Garbageman says, "The best you can do is trade for a co-worker whose defects you haven't yet discovered."

Dilbert points to a man and asks, "What's wrong with this one?"

The Garbageman replies, "He parts his hair in the middle; that's just wrong."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU CAN'T REPAIR A DEFECTIVE COWORKER.

THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS TRADE FOR A COWORKER WHOSE DEFECTS YOU HAVEN'T YET DISCOVERED.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS ONE?

HE PARTS HIS HAIR IN THE MIDDLE: THAT'S JUST WRONG.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Co-Worker with Defects"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a conversation between Dilbert and his co-worker, who has discovered defects in their work.
• The co-worker is hesitant to repair the defects, citing that they are not a "defective co-worker."
• Dilbert responds by pointing out that the best way to trade for a co-worker whose defects have not yet been discovered is to repair the existing defects.
• The co-worker is perplexed by this logic, asking what is wrong with the current approach.
• Dilbert's response is that the co-worker is only focusing on the middle part of their hair, which is not the issue.
• The comic strip concludes with the co-worker still unsure about the best course of action.

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