Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th March 2010

Dilbert//7642, first published sixteen years ago on Thursday 18th March 2010

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meeting poltergeist copy machine promote server union scary creepy original nervous business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "I hired a new poltergeist for our copy machine. Our old one got promoted to the server farm."

Dilbert says, "Wouldn't it be better to not have any poltergeists?"

The Boss says, "It's a union thing."

Tina says, "May I please have my original back?"

Poltergeist says, "I can't hear you. Put your face up close."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED A NEW POLTERGEIST FOR OUR COPY MACHINE.

OUR OLD ONE GOT PROMOTED TO THE SERVER FARM.

WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO NOT HAVE ANY POLTERGEISTS?

IT'S A UNION THING.

MAY I PLEASE HAVE MY ORIGINAL BACK?

I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

PUT YOUR FACE UP CLOSE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Poltergeist Union"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at a desk with his colleagues. The conversation begins with Dilbert announcing that he has hired a new poltergeist for their copy machine, which was previously promoted to the server farm. His coworkers express skepticism, questioning the need for a poltergeist in the office. Dilbert responds by asking if it would be better not to have any poltergeists, to which one of his colleagues quips, "It's a union thing." The conversation then takes an unexpected turn when Dilbert asks if he can put his face up close to the woman next to him, only to be met with a stern warning not to do so. The strip humorously pokes fun at the idea of workplace politics and the quirks of office life.

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