Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 1st February 1995

Dilbert//2118, first published 31 years ago on Wednesday 1st February 1995

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staus report light email flame war technical surperiority simian ancestry obligation victims of hormones

Official transcript

Dilbert and Wally sit at a conference table. Both of them look like they have been burned in a fire. Dilbert says, "My status report is a bit light this week because I'm having an e-mail flame war with Wally."

Dilbert continues angrily, "Wally refuses to admit my technical superiority or his simian ancestry. It is my obligation to set him straight."

Wally shakes his fist at Dilbert and shouts, "NEVER!!"

Dilbert says, "I'm thinking this somehow elevates my rank in the herd and improves my mating possibilities."

Wally says, "We're victims of hormones."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY STATUS REPORT IS A BIT LIGHT THIS WEEK BECAUSE IM HAVING AN EMAIL FLAME WAR WITH WALLY WALLY REFUSES TO ADMIT MY TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY OR HIS SIMIAN ANCESTRY.

IT IS MY OBLIGATION TO SET HIM STRAIGHT.

NEVER!!

IM THINKING THIS SOMEHOW ELEVATES MY RANK IN THE HERD AND IMPROVES MY MATING POSSIBILITIES.

WE'RE VICTIMS OF HORMONES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1995, is titled "We're Victims of Hormones." It features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a receding hairline, sitting at a desk with his boss, Wally. The conversation begins with Dilbert's status report, which he claims is a "bit light" due to his e-mail flame war with Wally. Wally refuses to admit his technical superiority or his simian ancestry, stating that it is his obligation to set him straight. Dilbert then reveals that he is thinking about elevating his rank in the herd and improving his mating possibilities, citing the fact that they are victims of hormones.

The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of office politics and the ridiculousness of corporate culture. It highlights the petty squabbles and power struggles that often occur in the workplace, as well as the ways in which individuals can become trapped in their own egos and biases. Overall, the comic strip is a humorous commentary on the human condition and the quirks of modern society.

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