Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 30th August 2005

Dilbert//5981, first published 21 years ago on Tuesday 30th August 2005

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company policy least expensive flight 17 connecting flights elbonain prison dressed as a ballerina desecrate monument

Official transcript

"Per company policy, I got you the least expensive flight available."

"Your trip will have 17 connecting flights and you're required to spend at least one night 'in an Elbonian prison, dressed as a ballerina.'"

"How much would I have to desecrate a national monument to get one night in jail?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PER COMPANY POLICY.

I GOT YOU THE LEAST EXPENSIVE FLIGHT AVAILABLE.

YOUR TRIP WILL HAVE 17 CONNECTING FLIGHTS AND YOU'RE REQUIRED TO SPEND AT LEAST ONE NIGHT "IN AN ELBONIAN PRISON, DRESSED AS A BALLERINA." HOW MUCH WOULD I HAVE TO DESECRATE A NATIONAL MONUMENT TO GET ONE NIGHT IN JAIL?

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AI Analysis

Title: "National Monument Detention"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a company's travel policy, which dictates that employees must spend at least one night in an "Elbonian prison, dressed as a ballerina" to receive a company-paid flight to an international destination. The employee is shocked by this requirement and asks how much they would have to desecrate a national monument to get one night in jail. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate travel policies and the lengths employees will go to for a free flight.

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