Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 29th July 1992

Dilbert//1201, first published 34 years ago on Wednesday 29th July 1992

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conversation dogbert dilbert newsletter clueless people clever typing

Official transcript

Dogbert sits at a desk. Dilbert says, "Well, there you are, working on your little newsletter for clueless people . . ."

Dilbert continues, "You're probably thinking up some clever little fact that the so-called people would never realize on their own."

Dilbert reads the monitor and says, "Let me see . . . 'If you are the only one talking then it is a clue that no conversation is occurring and it is time to leave."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WELL, THERE YOU ARE, WORKING ON YOUR LITTLE NEWSLETTER FOR CLUELESS PEOPLE...

YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING UP SOME CLEVER LITTLE FACT THAT THE SO-CALLED CLUELESS PEOPLE WOULD NEVER REALIZE ON THEIR OWN.

LET ME SEE ...

" IF YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE TALKING THEN IT IS A CLUE THAT NO CONVERSATION IS OCCURRING AND IT IS TIME TO LEAVE."

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "No Conversation" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled white male, and Dogbert, a white dog with a black nose and ears.

Panel 1: Dilbert is standing in front of a computer, while Dogbert sits in a chair behind him. Dilbert says, "Well, there you are, working on your little newsletter for clueless people..."

Panel 2: Dogbert responds, "You're probably thinking up some clever little fact that the so-called clueless people would never realize on their own."

Panel 3: Dilbert says, "Let me see... 'If you are the only one talking then it is a clue that no conversation is occurring and it is time to leave.'"

Summary: The comic strip satirizes the common phenomenon of people talking to themselves or others who are not engaged in the conversation. Dilbert's clever observation highlights the absurdity of this behavior, poking fun at those who fail to recognize when a conversation has stalled or become one-sided. The strip uses humor to comment on the human tendency to engage in self-talk or monologues, often without realizing that no one is listening or responding.

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