Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 27th November 2003

Dilbert//5339, first published 23 years ago on Thursday 27th November 2003

Tags

protective employees question resoning fox chickens across river rowboat eat chickens livestock insurance blame the fox barbecue chickens

Official transcript

"I ask all prospective employees this question to test their reasoning."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I ASK ALL PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES THIS QUESTION TO TEST THEIR REASONING.

YOU HAVE ONE FOX AND TWO CHICKENS THAT YOU NEED TO GET ACROSS A RIVER. YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ONE AT A TIME IN THE ROWBOAT. THE FOX WILL EAT THE CHICKENS IF LEFT ALONE.

I'D BUY LIVESTOCK INSURANCE, THEN BAR BECUE THE CHICKENS AND BLAME THE FOX.

CAN YOU START TODAY?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Chicken Conundrum"

Summary:

The comic strip features a man sitting at a table, addressing a group of prospective employees. He poses a series of questions to test their reasoning skills.

Question 1: "I ask all prospective employees this question to test their reasoning."

Question 2: "You have one fox and two chickens that you need to get across a river. You can only take one at a time in the rowboat. The fox will eat the chickens if left alone."

Question 3: "I'd buy livestock insurance, then barbecue the chickens and blame the fox. Can you start today?"

The man's response highlights his ability to think creatively and come up with a humorous solution to the problem.

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