Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd July 1995

Dilbert//2290, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 23rd July 1995

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few suggestions alice's document bonk guards to document obtuse acronyms jargon multi topic sentences stubby plastic stautes

Official transcript

Alice sits at her desk. Wally enters and says, "I had a few suggestions on your document, Alice."

Wally bangs his head on her monitor. Alice says, "Thanks."

The Boss approaches Alice's desk and says, "I've made some upgrades to your document, Alice."

Alice looks at the paper and says, "That's just what it needed: a bunch of obtuse acronyms and jargon."

Alice continues, "Oooh, looky! You've also made elegant multi-topic sentences out of my stubby clear ones!"

The Boss replies, "Thank you. And put me down as the author since I'm the boss."

Alice says, "Maybe I should distribute little plastic statues of you with every copy. How about that?"

Alice hands Dilbert a statue and a document and says, "Here's your copy, here's your statue, don't ask."

Dilbert says, "Our quality is low, but at least we don't get credit."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAD A FEW SUGGESTIONS ON YOUR DOCUMENT, ALICE THANKS IVE MADE SOME UPGRADES TO YOUR DOCUMENT, ALICE.

THAT'S JUST WHAT IT NEEDED: A BUNCH OF OBTUSE ACRONYMS AND JARGON.

OOOH, LOOKY! YOU'VE ALSO MADE ELEGANT MULTI-TOPIC SENTENCES OUT OF MY STUBBY CLEAR ONES!

THANK YOU. AND PUT ME DOWN AS THE AUTHOR SINCE IM THE BOSS.

MAYBE I SHOULD DISTRIBUTE LITTLE PLASTIC STATUES OF YOU WITH EVERY COPY. HOW ABOUT THAT?

HERE'S YOUR COPY, HERE'S YOUR STATUE, DON'T ASK OUR QUALITY IS LOW, BUT AT LEAST WE DON'T GET CREDIT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Boss's Request"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1995, features a conversation between Alice and her boss. Alice is tasked with distributing little plastic statues of herself to every copy of a document she has made, as requested by her boss. The boss's request is met with confusion and frustration by Alice, who is already overwhelmed with work.

Key Points:

• Alice is asked to distribute little plastic statues of herself to every copy of a document.
• The boss's request is unclear and confusing.
• Alice is already overwhelmed with work and is frustrated by the request.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of the boss's request and the challenges of working in a bureaucratic office environment.

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