Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 25th April 2013

Dilbert//8776, first published thirteen years ago on Thursday 25th April 2013

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choosing family work ethic work hard anything you want moron parents

Official transcript

Boss: My parents taught me that if I worked hard, I could be anything I wanted. Alice: And you chose... this? His parents sound like morons. Dilbert: Maybe he didn't work hard.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME THAT IF I WORKED HARD, I COULD BE ANYTHING I WANTED.

AND YOU CHOSE ... THIS?

HIS PARENTS SOUND LIKE MORONS.

MAYBE HE DIDN'T WORK HARD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Maybe He Didn't Work Hard." It features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with dark hair, and his co-workers.

Panel 1: Dilbert's boss, a woman with dark hair, asks him about his parents' influence on his career aspirations. Dilbert responds, "My parents taught me that if I worked hard, I could be anything I wanted."

Panel 2: The woman asks Dilbert if he chose this path, and he replies, "And you chose... this?"

Panel 3: Dilbert's boss then says, "His parents sound like morons. Maybe he didn't work hard."

The comic strip humorously highlights the irony of Dilbert's situation, where his parents' advice may have been misguided or unrealistic. The punchline adds a layer of sarcasm, implying that Dilbert's lack of success might be due to his parents' flawed advice rather than his own work ethic.

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