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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 18th December 2007

Dilbert//6821, first published nineteen years ago on Tuesday 18th December 2007


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dead horse meeting room cahir beating good work havnet beaten long enough introduce


Official transcript

"I hired a dead horse, he doesn't look like much, but if you beat him long enough, he does good work."

"Have you seen him do good work?"

"I haven't beaten him long enough."

"Introduce yourself to the others!"

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originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I HIRED A DEAD HORSE. HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT IF YOU BEAT HIM LONG ENOUGH, HE DOES GOOD WORK HAVE YOU SEEN HIM DO GOOD WORK?

I HAVENT BEATEN HIM LONG ENOUGH.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE OTHERS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Horse Sense"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on office life.
  • In this strip, Dilbert is introduced to a new coworker, a dead horse, who is hired to do good work.
  • The conversation between Dilbert and the dead horse is humorous, with Dilbert pointing out the obvious fact that a dead horse cannot perform well.
  • The dead horse responds by asking if Dilbert has seen him do good work, implying that he has somehow managed to accomplish tasks despite being deceased.
  • The strip ends with Dilbert introducing himself to the other coworkers, who are all confused by the presence of a dead horse in the office.
  • The humor in the strip comes from the absurdity of the situation and the dead horse's nonchalant attitude towards his own mortality.

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