Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 24th March 2010

Dilbert//7648, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 24th March 2010

Tags

leg rope attached crony ceo job new boss qualified monkey hammer hold suspicious business animals

Official transcript

CEO says, "This rope is attached to a crony from my last CEO job."

CEO says, "Give it a good yank and reel him in. He's your new boss."

The Boss says, "Is he qualified for the job?"

CEO says, "Like a monkey with a hammer!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS ROPE IS ATTACHED TO A CRONY FROM MY LAST CEO JOB.

GIVE IT A GOOD YANK AND REEL HIM IN. HE'S YOUR NEW BOSS.

IS HE QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB?

LIKE A MONKEY WITH A HAMMER!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Monkey with a Hammer"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between two men, one of whom is being interviewed for a job.
• The interviewer asks if the candidate is qualified for the position, and the candidate responds by saying he's like a monkey with a hammer.
• The punchline of the joke is that the candidate is being hired as the CEO's new boss, despite his unorthodox qualifications.
• The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of corporate culture and the sometimes illogical nature of business decisions.

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