Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 8th April 2004

Dilbert//5472, first published 22 years ago on Thursday 8th April 2004

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borrow chair leave callateral financial officer

Official transcript

"May I borrow your chair for a meeting?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MAY I BORROW YOUR CHAIR FOR A MEETING?

OKAY, BUT LEAVE YOUR WALLET, KEYS, COMPANY I.D. AND ONE SHOE WITH ME.

I'M YOUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

THEN I ALSO NEED YOUR PDA AND ONE SOCK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Borrowing a Chair"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with dark hair, sitting in a cubicle. He approaches another man and asks to borrow his chair for a meeting. The man agrees but requests that Dilbert leave his wallet, keys, company ID, and one shoe with him.

Dilbert complies, but then asks to borrow the man's chief financial officer (CFO) identity. The man agrees, and Dilbert asks to also borrow his PDA and one sock.

The humor in the comic strip lies in the absurdity of Dilbert's requests, which are all related to his need to attend a meeting. The punchline is that Dilbert is essentially borrowing the man's entire identity, including his CFO title, PDA, and even a sock. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of people being willing to lend their identities to others, even if it means giving up their personal belongings.

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