Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st January 2019

Dilbert//10873, first published seven years ago on Monday 21st January 2019

Very Smart Phd

Tags

education, intelligence, office workers, sarcasm

Official transcript

Man: Hi. I'm very smart, but I don't know how to do anything.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HI. I'M VERY SMART, BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING.

WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR PH.D.?

I DIDN'T SAY I HAVE A PH.D.

YOU KINDA DID.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Ph.D. in Confusion"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a distinctive hairstyle, engaging in a conversation with another character. The conversation begins with Dilbert introducing himself as "very smart" but unable to recall how to accomplish anything. The other character asks where he received his Ph.D., to which Dilbert responds that he doesn't have one. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when the other character asks if he did have a Ph.D., implying that Dilbert's lack of knowledge is due to his academic credentials. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation, poking fun at the idea that having a Ph.D. is a guarantee of intelligence or competence.

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