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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st November 2016

Dilbert//10082, first published ten years ago on Monday 21st November 2016

Seventeen Hour Flight To Elbonia


Tags

fair, comfort, flying, money, budget, cost, selfish


Official transcript

Dilbert: The flight to Elbonia is seventeen hours. Can I fly business class? Boss: No, because your pain will be temporary, but I won't get my bonus if I go over budget. Try being a team player for once. Dilbert: I didn't know Satan had a team.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THE FLIGHT TO ELBONIA IS SEVENTEEN HOURS. CAN I FLY BUSINESS CLASS?

NO, BECAUSE YOUR PAIN WILL BE TEMPORARY, BUT I WON'T GET MY BONUS IF I GO OVER BUDGET.

TRY BEING A TEAM PLAYER FOR ONCE.

I DIDN'T KNOW SATAN HAD A TEAM

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Team Player"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, seated at a desk. His coworker asks if he can fly business class to Elbonia, which is seventeen hours away. Dilbert responds that he won't get a bonus if he goes over budget, and therefore cannot afford business class. The coworker then asks if Dilbert is a team player, to which Dilbert replies that he didn't know Satan had a team. The coworker then asks if Dilbert is a team player for once, to which Dilbert responds that he is not. The comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at corporate culture and the idea of being a "team player."

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