Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th March 1995

Dilbert//2157, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 12th March 1995

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draft documentation get soon lowly tech writer big important engineer fruit of labor validate value on planet blank pages bluffing for months

Official transcript

Tina asks Dilbert, "Did you review my draft documentation yet?"

Dilbert sits at his desk and replies, "Uh . . . I'll get to it soon."

Tina says, "That's what you've been saying since July!!"

Tina continues, "I know I'm only a lowly technical writer and you're a big important engineer . . ."

Tina screams, "But is it too much to ask for you to glance at the fruits of my labor?!!!"

Tina grabs Dilbert's tie and yells, "Five lousy mintues is all it would take to validate my value on this planet! Read it, you fetid pile of compost!!"

Dilbert opens a binder and says, "Okay, okay! I'll read it right now!"

Dilbert says, "These pages are blank! You've been bluffing for months!"

Tina looks nervous. Tina says, "I think I'll go have a yummy compost salad with delicious fetid cheese."

Dilbert says, "I'm going to look up those words."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU REVIEW MY DRAFT DOCUMENTATION YET?

UH... I'LL GET TO IT SOON THAT'S WHAT YOUVE BEEN SAYING SINCE JULY !!

I KNOW I'M ONLY LOWLY TECHNICAL WRITER AND YOU'RE A BIG IMPORTANT ENGINEER..

BUT IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR YOU TO GLANCE AT THE FRUITS OF MY LABORS?!!!

FIVE LOUSY MINUTES IS ALL IT WOULD TAKE TO VALIDATE MY VALUE ON THIS PLANET! READ IT, YOU FETID PILE OF COMPOST!!

OKAY, OKAY!

I'LL READ IT RIGHT NOW!

THESE PAGES ARE BLANK!

YOU'VE BEEN BLUFFING FOR MONTHS!

CID I THINK I'LL GO HAVE A YUMMY COMPOST SALAD WITH DELICIOUS FETID CHEESE I'M GOING TO LOOK UP THOSE WORDS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Fetid Pile of Compost"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a buzz cut and a pink shirt, engaged in a conversation with his coworker. The coworker is a woman with blonde hair and a pink dress, who is attempting to review Dilbert's draft documentation.

Key Points:

• The coworker is frustrated with Dilbert's lack of attention to detail and his failure to provide a comprehensive draft.
• Dilbert is defensive and dismissive, claiming that he has only been a lowly technical writer and not an engineer.
• The coworker is determined to get the draft done, despite Dilbert's resistance.
• The comic strip ends with Dilbert making a joke about eating a "yummy compost salad with delicious fetid cheese," which is a humorous way of expressing his frustration and annoyance.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees may feel overwhelmed or undervalued in their roles. The use of humor and satire adds to the comedic effect, making the strip an entertaining and relatable read.

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