Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 2nd September 1989

Dilbert//140, first published 37 years ago on Saturday 2nd September 1989

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dilbert dogbert pencil downward

Official transcript

Dilbert holds up a chart and says to Dogbert, "On this graph, I have plotted the frequency of snide comments that you have made about me. I'm happy to report that the recent trend is downward."

Dilbert asks, "See the big dip?"

Dogbert says, "Get out your pencil . . ."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ON THIS GRAPH, I HAVE PLOTTED THE FREQUENCY OF SNIDE COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE MADE ABOUT ME. IM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE RECENT TREND IS DOWNWARD.

SEE THE BIG DIP ?

GET OUT YOUR PENCIL ...

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Downward Trend"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1989, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a tall, rectangular head, holding a chart and explaining to his boss that the recent trend is downward. The boss, a balding man with a red tie, asks if he can see the big dip, to which Dilbert responds by pointing to a downward trend on the chart. The boss then asks Dilbert to get out his pencil, implying that he wants Dilbert to write down the numbers. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the monotony of office work and the tendency for bosses to focus on minor details.

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