Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Dilbert//7038, first published eighteen years ago on Tuesday 22nd July 2008

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ceo thrown out window press charges security gunning for job hire for yacht policeman

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "My CEO threw me through a fifth-floor window. I'd like to press charges."

A policeman says, "Your CEO? Do you think he would hire me to do security on his yacht?"

Dilbert says, "No."

The policeman says, "Would he hire me if I club you with this stick-thing?"

Dilbert says, "Maybe."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY CEO THREW ME THROUGH A FIFTH- FLOOR WINDOW. ID LIKE TO PRESS CHARGES YOUR CEO? DO YOU THINK HE WOULD HIRE ME TO DO SECURITY ON HIS YACHT?

NO.

WOULD HE HIRE ME IF I CLUB YOU WITH THIS STICK-THING?

MAYBE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Yacht Security" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with a mustache, and his CEO, a tall, imposing figure.

The Scene

• Dilbert's CEO has thrown him through a fifth-floor window.
• The CEO asks Dilbert if he would hire him to do security on his yacht.
• Dilbert responds with a resounding "no."

The Punchline

• The CEO then asks if Dilbert would hire him if he clubbed him with a stick.
• Dilbert replies, "maybe."

The Humor

• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of the situation and the CEO's attempt to manipulate Dilbert into hiring him.
• The use of a stick as a weapon adds to the humor, implying that the CEO is willing to use violence to get what he wants.
• The overall tone of the comic strip is lighthearted and playful, with a touch of satire aimed at the corporate world.

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