Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th February 2007

Dilbert//6506, first published nineteen years ago on Tuesday 6th February 2007

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boss gives pen 20 years at job could be old

Official transcript

Congratulations on 20 years of service. Here's a pen with the company's logo. "I have one just like it. At least I think this one is mine. I might have gotten them mixed up."

"Which one looks like it spent the least time in my ear?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CONGRATULATIONS ON 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. HERE'S A PEN WITH THE COMPANY'S LOGO.

I HAVE ONE JUST LIKE IT. AT LEAST I THINK THIS ONE IS MINE. I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN THEM MIXED UP.

WHICH ONE LOOKS LIKE IT SPENT THE LEAST TIME IN MY EAR?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Pen"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and black hair, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who is holding a pen.

• Colleague's Statement: The colleague congratulates Dilbert on 20 years of service and presents him with a pen bearing the company's logo.
• Dilbert's Response: Dilbert is skeptical about the authenticity of the pen, suggesting that it might have been used by someone else before him.
• Colleague's Rebuttal: The colleague responds by asking which part of the pen Dilbert thinks has been mixed up, implying that the pen is indeed the one he has been using for years.
• Dilbert's Confusion: Dilbert is left confused, unable to determine which pen is the real one.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy and the tendency for employees to become overly attached to company-provided items.

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