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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 1st March 2013

Dilbert//8721, first published thirteen years ago on Friday 1st March 2013


Tags

business ethics honesty shakespeare born great achieve greatness steal theft shareholders


Official transcript

CEO: Shakespeare said some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. I wonder which one I am. Catbert: Some steal from shareholders and call it greatness. CEO: Greatness of the fourth kind.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

SHAKESPEARE SAID SOME ARE BORN GREAT, SOME ACHIEVE GREATNESS, AND SOME HAVE GREATNESS THRUST UPON 'EM.

I WONDER WHICH ONE I AM.

SOME STEAL FROM SHAREHOLDERS AND CALL IT GREATNESS.

GREATNESS OF THE FOUR TH KIND.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Greatness"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and his red, devil-like alien friend Dogbert.
  • Shakespeare's quote about greatness is referenced, with Dilbert pondering which one he is.
  • Dogbert suggests that stealing from shareholders and calling it greatness could be an option.
  • The punchline is that Dilbert is greatness of the fourth kind, implying that he is a master thief.
  • The comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at corporate culture and the idea of greatness.

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