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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 1st June 2004

Dilbert//5526, first published 22 years ago on Tuesday 1st June 2004


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evil director illeagal age sex martital status ethnicity fifty year old mongrel spinster


Official transcript

"Evil director of H.R."

"It's illegal for me to ask about age, sex, marital status, weight, ethnicity or disabilities."

"But I can see that youre a fifty-year-old, 145-pund, mongrel spinster with some coordination issues."

"Do you have any problem working on Christmas?"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

EVIL DIRECTOR OF H.R.

IT'S ILLEGAL FOR ME TO ASK ABOUT AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, WEIGHT, ETHNICITY OR DISABILITIES.

BUT I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE A FIFTY-YEAR- OLD, 145-POUND, MONGREL SPINSTER WITH SOME COORDINATION ISSUES.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WORKING ON CHRISTMAS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Evil Director of H.R."

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between the Evil Director of H.R. and a Mongrel Spinster, who is applying for a job. The Director asks the Spinster a series of invasive questions, including her age, sex, marital status, weight, ethnicity, and disabilities. The Spinster responds by revealing that she is a fifty-year-old, 145-pound, Mongrel Spinster with coordination issues.

The Director then asks if the Spinster has any problems working on Christmas, to which the Spinster replies, "No, I don't have any problems working on Christmas." The Director responds by saying, "Do you have any problem working on Christmas?" The Spinster is shocked by the question and asks, "What kind of problem?" The Director responds by saying, "I don't know, do you have one?" The Spinster is confused and asks, "What do you mean?" The Director responds by saying, "I don't know, do you have one?" The Spinster is frustrated and says, "No, I don't have any problem working on Christmas." The Director responds by saying, "Okay, that's good."

Key Points:

  • The Evil Director of H.R. asks invasive questions to the Mongrel Spinster.
  • The Spinster reveals her age, sex, marital status, weight, ethnicity, and disabilities.
  • The Director asks if the Spinster has any problems working on Christmas.
  • The Spinster is confused by the question and asks what kind of problem.
  • The Director responds by saying he doesn't know, and the Spinster becomes frustrated.

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