Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 19th April 2003

Dilbert//5117, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 19th April 2003

Tags

training worlds longest joke criminally abusive behavior and fun fine line behaviors

Official transcript

The Boss is meeting with an employee. The Boss says, "So Ted has been training you for the past six months."

The Boss continues, "Based on your work, I'd say he's playing the world's longest practical joke on you."

The employee is visibly angry. He approached Ted. Ted says, "Sometimes there's a fine line between criminally abusive behavior and fun."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SO TED HAS BEEN TRAINING YOU FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

BASED ON YOUR WORK, I'D SAY HE'S PLAYING THE WORLD'S LONGEST PRACTICAL JOKE ON YOU.

SOMETIMES THERE'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN CRIMINALLY ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR AND FUN.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The World's Longest Practical Joke"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a humorous exchange between Ted and his boss, Scott Adams. The conversation begins with Ted expressing his gratitude for the six months of training he has received, which he believes will be his "world's longest practical joke."

Scott Adams responds by stating that there is a fine line between criminally abusive behavior and fun. He then asks Ted if he is playing the longest practical joke on him, implying that Ted's training may be an elaborate prank.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate training programs and the potential for them to be used as a means of humiliation or ridicule. It also highlights the absurdity of the situation, where an employee is being trained for six months only to realize that it may be a joke. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the often-ridiculous nature of corporate culture.

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