Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 10th December 2012

Dilbert//8640, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 10th December 2012

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brain parasite eliminate redundancy executives lying mergers & acquisitions more choices

Official transcript

Boss: Our CEO has promised that the merger will cause no layoffs. Dilbert: Is that because he's too incompetent to eliminate obvious redundancies or is he just lying? Boss: Can you give me more choices? Dilbert: A brain parasite is making him say stupid stuff?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR CEO HAS PROMISED THAT THE MERGER WILL CAUSE NO LAYOFFS.

IS THAT BECAUSE HE'S TOO INCOMPETENT TO ELIMINATE OBVIOUS REDUNDANCIES OR IS HE JUST LYING?

CAN YOU GIVE ME MORE CHOICES?

A BRAIN PARASITE IS MAKING HIM SAY STUPID STUFF?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Brain Parasite is Making Him Say Stupid Stuff"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a CEO and his employees. The CEO announces that the company will undergo a merger with no layoffs, which the employees find hard to believe. One employee questions the CEO's competence, suggesting that he might be too incompetent to eliminate obvious redundancies or is simply lying. Another employee asks if the CEO can give more choices, implying that the current situation is not satisfactory. The CEO responds by saying that a brain parasite is making him say stupid stuff, adding to the absurdity of the situation. The employees are left confused and amused by the CEO's response.

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