Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 18th June 1993

Dilbert//1525, first published 33 years ago on Friday 18th June 1993

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dogbert man zombies coffee office

Official transcript

Dogbert stands on top of a beverage container and says, "To be a zombie you must drink the zombie elixir."

Dogbert continues, "The zombie elixir will remove any distracting thoughts of sleep or family life."

A man looks in his mug and says, "It looks like coffee."

Dogbert holds a giant spoon of sugar and says, "You have to add one scoop of zombie sugar."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT'S SEMINAR ON MANAGEMENT ZOMBIES TO BE A ZOMBIE YOU MUST DRINK THE ZOMBIE ELIXIR THE ZOMBIE ELIXIR WILL REMOVE ANY DISTRACTING THOUGHTS OF SLEEP OR FAMILY LIFE.

IT LOOKS LIKE COFFEE.

YOU HAVE TO ADD ONE SCOOP OF ZOMBIE SUGAR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Management Zombies"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1993, revolves around a zombie-themed seminar on management. The seminar's main speaker, a zombie, presents a humorous solution to the challenges of modern management: a "zombie elixir." This elixir is designed to remove distracting thoughts of sleep or family life, allowing managers to focus on their work.

Key Elements:

• The zombie speaker uses a podium to address the audience.
• A man in the audience is skeptical of the elixir, asking if it looks like coffee.
• The zombie responds by adding one scoop of zombie sugar to the elixir, making it appear like coffee.
• The man is surprised and intrigued by the transformation.

Humor and Satire:

The comic strip uses satire to poke fun at the challenges of modern management and the ways in which people try to cope with them. The use of zombies as a metaphor for the undead nature of corporate culture adds to the humor and absurdity of the situation. Overall, the comic strip provides a lighthearted commentary on the stresses of management and the creative solutions that people come up with to deal with them.

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