Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th April 2006

Dilbert//6224, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 30th April 2006

Official transcript

"Wally, I have to let you go..."

"Well, this was bound to happen."

"I guess someone told you that I e-mailed our CEO and said you think his daughter looks like a chimp."

"Or is it because I built a guest house from stolen office supplies?"

"Maybe it's because you found out that I've been taking a dollar out of your desk every day for seven years."

"Actually, I was trying to say I have to let you go to a training class."

"Is it someplace nice?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, I HAVE TO LET YOU GO..

WELL, THIS WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN.

I GUESS SOMEONE TOLD YOU THAT I EMAILED OUR CEO AND SAID YOU THINK HIS DAUGHTER LOOKS ITUE A CUITMO OR IS IT BECAUSE I BUILT A GUEST HOUSE FROM STOLEN OFFICE SUPPLIES?

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU FOUND OUT THAT IVE BEEN TAKING A DOLLAR OUT OF YOUR DESK EVERY DAY FOR SEVEN YEARS.

ACTUALLY, I WAS TRYING TO SAY I HAVE TO LET YOU GO TO A TRAINING CLASS.

IS IT SOMEPLACE NICE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Chimp in the Office"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2006, features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and his boss, Wally. The story begins with Wally's announcement that he will be taking a dollar out of Dilbert's daily desk allowance for seven years.

Dilbert is shocked and asks why he is being penalized. Wally explains that he has been trying to say he needs to let Dilbert go to class for seven years, but Dilbert has been too busy working. Wally claims that he has been taking the dollar out of Dilbert's desk every day for seven years, but Dilbert is skeptical.

Wally then reveals that he has been building a guest house from stolen office supplies, which he thinks resembles a chimp. Dilbert is confused and asks if it is someplace nice. Wally responds that it is nice, but Dilbert is still unsure.

The comic strip ends with Dilbert looking at the guest house, which appears to be a small, ramshackle structure made of cardboard boxes and other office supplies. The final panel shows Dilbert walking away from the guest house, looking unimpressed.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of office politics and the quirks of its characters. It highlights the humor in the mundane and the ridiculous situations that can arise in a typical office environment.

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