Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th July 2003

Dilbert//5216, first published 23 years ago on Sunday 27th July 2003

Tags

surplussed ted absorb function 2 jobs one salary absorb his funtion osmosis symbiosis syneregy key learning tragic series monkey brained

Official transcript

"I surplussed Ted. You'll need to absorb his function."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I SURPLUSSED TED.

YOU'LL NEED TO ABSORB HIS FUNCTION.

ABSORB HIS FUNCTION?

ARE YOU TELLING ME TO DO TWO JOBS FOR ONE SALARY?

NO, I'M TELLING YOU TO ABSORB HIS FUNCTION... IN AN ABSORPTIVE FASHION.

... USING OSMOSIS, SYMBIOSIS, AND SYNERGY.

CAN YOU CHANGE REALITY BY INVENTING NEW NAMES FOR ORDINARY THINGS?

I SURE HOPE SO.

OTHERWISE MY ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN A...A...

TRAGIC SERIES OF MONKEY-BRAINED MISTAKES?

KEY LEARNING

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in a newspaper.

Summary

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character who works in an office and often finds himself in humorous situations. In this particular strip, Dilbert is discussing his job with his boss, who is trying to absorb his function. The boss asks Dilbert if he can change reality by inventing new names for ordinary things, and Dilbert responds that he can do so using osmosis, symbiosis, and synergy. The boss then asks if Dilbert can do two jobs for one salary, and Dilbert replies that he can do so by being a monkey-brained mistake. The boss is confused by Dilbert's responses and asks him to explain himself, but Dilbert simply says that he is a key learning. The comic strip ends with the boss looking puzzled and Dilbert looking smug.

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