Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 16th December 1994

Dilbert//2071, first published 32 years ago on Friday 16th December 1994

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ratbert as intern high traffic cube look busy ratbert looks busy at computer

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his desk chair and says to Ratbert, "Since you won't go away, I'll make you an intern."

Ratbert says, "Great! What's an intern?"

Dilbert explains, "You'll spend your day in a high-traffic cube trying to look busy. Your main function is to make the rest of us glad we're not you."

As he sits in a cubicle moving a mouse Ratbert thinks, "How did people ever look busy before computers?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SINCE YOU WON'T GO AWAY, I'LL MAKE YOU AN INTERN GREAT!

WHAT'S AN INTERN?

YOU'LL SPEND YOUR DAY IN A HIGH-TRAFFIC CUBE TRYING TO LOOK BUSY.

YOUR MAIN FUNCTION IS TO MAKE THE REST OFUS GLAD WE'RE NOT YOU.

HOW DID PEOPLE EVER LOOK BUSY BEFORE COMPUTERS?

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Busy"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a square head and a red tie, sitting at his desk in an office cubicle. He is accompanied by Dogbert, a dog with a similar appearance to Dilbert, who is also wearing a red tie.

The conversation begins with Dogbert asking Dilbert, "Since you won't go away, I'll make you an intern." Dilbert responds, "Great, what's an intern?" Dogbert explains that as an intern, Dilbert will spend his day in a high-traffic cube trying to look busy. Dogbert's main function is to make the rest of the company glad they're not him.

The conversation takes a humorous turn when a colleague asks Dilbert, "How did people ever look busy before computers?" Dilbert replies, "I don't know, but I'm sure it was a lot harder."

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of being an intern and the challenges of looking busy in a modern office environment.

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