Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 15th March 1997

Dilbert//2891, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 15th March 1997

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let me telecommute called in sick total days off working for nothing ahead in principle stupidity is principle

Official transcript

Dilbert, who is wearing a bathrobe, tells Dogbert, "I convinced my boss to let me telecommute."

Dogbert asks, "How?"

Dilbert replies, "Well, technically, I called in sick, which comes out of my time bank for total days off."

Dilbert continues, "So, technically, I'm working for nothing, but I'm ahead in principle."

Dogbert says, "WAY ahead, now that stupidity is a principle."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CONVINCED MY BOSS TO LET ME TELECOMMUTE.

HOW?

WELL, TECHNICALLY, I CALLED IN SICK, WHICH COMES OUT OF MY TIME BANK FOR TOTAL DAYS OFF.

SO, TECHNICALLY, I'M WORKING FOR NOTHING, BUT I'M AHEAD IN PRINCIPLE.

WAY AHEAD, NOW THAT STUPIDITY IS A PRINCIPLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Stupidity is a Principle"

This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head and blue shirt, sitting at his desk with his dog Dogbert beside him. The strip consists of three panels.

Panel 1: Dilbert convinces his boss to let him telecommute. His boss asks how he plans to do this, and Dilbert responds, "I convinced my boss to let me telecommute."

Panel 2: Dilbert calls in sick, claiming he has come out of his time bank for total days off. He is sitting at his desk, surrounded by papers and a computer monitor.

Panel 3: Dilbert says he is working ahead in principle, but acknowledges that stupidity is a principle. Dogbert, who is sitting on the desk, looks on with a skeptical expression.

Summary:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of telecommuting and the concept of "working ahead" in principle. Dilbert's boss is skeptical of his plan to work from home, and Dilbert's response is to call in sick and claim he has come out of his time bank. However, when pressed for details, Dilbert admits that he is not actually working and that stupidity is a principle. The strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of modern workplace culture and the ways in which people try to game the system.

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