Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 20th November 2007

Dilbert//6793, first published nineteen years ago on Tuesday 20th November 2007

Tags

borrow pen need pen order pen order pens parasitic arrangement supplies stingy selfish dysfunctional offcie office supplies fill out form

Official transcript

"Can I order some pens?"

"No, it's impossible."

"You need a pen to fill out the pen request form. And if you have a pen, you're not allowed to order one."

"Maybe I could borrow your pen."

"That sounds like some sort of parasitic arrangement."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN I ORDER SOME PENS?

NO. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

YOU NEED A PEN TO FILL OUT THE PEN REQUEST FORM. AND IF YOU HAVE A PEN, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ORDER ONE.

MAYBE I COULD BORROW YOUR PEN.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOME SORT OF PARASITIC ARRANGEMENT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Pen Conundrum"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, interacting with his coworker.
• Dilbert requests a pen to fill out a form, but the coworker responds that it's impossible.
• Dilbert insists that it's possible, and the coworker agrees to lend him a pen.
• However, the coworker reveals that the pen is part of a parasitic arrangement, implying that it may have some sort of hidden agenda or requirement.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of office bureaucracy and the often-frustrating experiences of workers trying to navigate it.

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