Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th November 1991

Dilbert//936, first published 35 years ago on Thursday 7th November 1991

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dilbert ceo diferently interpret gesture mahoney window

Official transcript

Dilbert walks down the hall and thinks, "Now that I'm CEO, everybody treats me differently."

Dilbert thinks, "They interpret and act upon my slightest gesture. This gesture means 'all is well.'"

Behind Dilbert there is a scream and a crash. An employee says, "We tossed Mahoney out the window like you gestured, sir."

Dilbert thinks, "Oops."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NOW THAT I'M CEO EVERYBODY TREATS ME DIFFERENTLY.

THEY INTERPRET AND ACT UPON MY SLIGHTEST GESTURE. THIS GESTURE MEANS "ALL IS WELL." CRASH AAAAGH!

WE TOSSED MAHONEY OUT THE WINDOW LIKE YOU GESTURED, SIR.

OOP:

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Gesturing"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip revolves around the CEO's interpretation of a simple gesture. The scene unfolds with the CEO addressing his employees, saying, "Now that I'm CEO, everybody treats me differently." A colleague responds with a slight hand gesture, which the CEO misinterprets as "All is well." However, the colleague's intention was to signal "crash," as indicated by the word "AAAAGH!" written in red next to the gesture.

The strip concludes with the CEO tossing Mahoney out the window, mistakenly believing he was gesturing towards him. The humor lies in the CEO's misinterpretation of the gesture and his subsequent overreaction.

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