Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 1st May 2020

Dilbert//11339, first published six years ago on Friday 1st May 2020

Alice Borrows Stapler

Tags

business, office supplies, face mask, borrow, stapler, paper clip, coronavirus, germs

Official transcript

Alice wearing face mask: can I borrow your stapler?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN I BORROW YOUR STAPLER?

NOT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. BUT I CAN WRAP IT IN PLASTIC AND LEAVE A HOLE FOR THE STAPLES TO COME OUT.

MAYBE YOU CAN JUST LEND ME A PAPER CLIP.

I'LL THROW IT TO YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Stapler Loan"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two coworkers, with one asking to borrow a stapler and the other responding with a creative solution. The coworker offers to wrap the stapler in plastic and leave a hole for the staples to come out, allowing the borrower to use it without removing it from its original location. The borrower is amused by this suggestion and agrees to take the stapler. The strip ends with the borrower saying they will throw the stapler to the borrower, implying that they will return it in the same condition as before. The humor in the strip comes from the coworker's resourceful and humorous approach to solving the problem of lending a stapler.

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