Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 4th August 1995

Dilbert//2302, first published 31 years ago on Friday 4th August 1995

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ratbert temp worker really testing self worth compensate list of talents walks past ignore i eat rubber i carry disease i enjoy opera

Official transcript

Ratbert is in his box. He thinks, "This is really testing my sense of self-worth."

Ratbert continues thinking, "I will compensate by shouting a list of my talents to anybody who walks past."

Dilbert is standing next to Wally. Dilbert says, "Ignore him. He's trying to trick us into making eye contact."

Out of view, Ratbert shouts, "I eat rubber! I carry disease! I enjoy opera!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

RAT BERT THE TEMP WORKER THIS IS REALLY TESTING MY SENSE OF SELF-WORTH.

I WILL COMPENSATE BY SHOUTING A LIST OF MY TALENTS TO ANYBODY WHO WALKS PAST IGNORE HIM. HE'S TRYING TO TRICK US INTO MAKING EYE CONTACT.

I EAT RUBBER!

I CARRY DISEASE!

I ENJOY OPERA!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The image is a comic strip titled "Ratbert the Temp Worker" and features a cat in a box, a rat in a box, and two men in white shirts and red ties.

• The first panel shows a cat in a box with a thought bubble saying, "This is really testing my sense of self-worth."
• The second panel shows a rat in a box with a thought bubble saying, "I will compensate by shouting a list of my talents to anybody who walks past."
• The third panel shows two men in white shirts and red ties standing next to each other. One man says, "Ignore him. He's trying to trick us into making eye contact." The other man responds, "I eat rubber. I carry disease. I enjoy opera!"

The comic strip is humorous and lighthearted, poking fun at the idea of a rat trying to compensate for its lack of self-worth by boasting about its talents. The addition of the two men in the third panel adds to the comedic effect, with their absurd statements about the rat's behavior. Overall, the comic strip is a playful and entertaining take on the challenges of working in an office environment.

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