Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 17th August 1995

Dilbert//2315, first published 31 years ago on Thursday 17th August 1995

Tags

alarmed rat floating mid air rendered invisible worthless assignments bad attitude quality meeting

Official transcript

The Boss is surprised to see Ratbert hanging in midair. Ratbert says, "Don't be alarmed. I'm not really a rat floating in midair."

Ratbert continues, "I'm clinging to the back of an employee who has been rendered invisible by a long succession of worthless assignments."

The Boss comments, "Looks like an isolated case of bad attitude."

Behind the Boss, a beaver is suspended in midair. The beaver asks, "Which room is the 'quality' meeting in?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DON'T BE ALARMED.

I'M NOT REALLY A RAT FLOATING IN MIDAIR.

I'M CLINGING TO THE BACK OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN RENDERED INVISIBLE BY A LONG SUCCESSION OF WORTHLESS ASSIGNMENTS.

LOOKS LIKE AN ISOLATED CASE OF BAD ATTITUDE WHICH ROOM IS THE "QUALITY" MEETING IN?

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Which Room is the 'Quality Meeting' in?" and features a man and a rat in various scenarios.

Panel 1: Introduction

• The man is shown with a rat floating in midair, saying, "Don't be alarmed, I'm not really a rat floating in midair."
• The rat responds, "I'm clinging to the back of an employee who has been rendered invisible by a long succession of worthless assignments."

Panel 2: Conversation

• The man asks, "Looks like an isolated case of bad attitude."
• The rat replies, "Which room is the 'quality meeting' in?"

Panel 3: Conclusion

• The man is shown with a confused expression, looking around for the "quality meeting" room.
• The rat is still clinging to the man's back, looking smug.

Summary The comic strip humorously depicts a man's encounter with a rat that has attached itself to him, and their conversation about a "quality meeting" that may or may not be happening. The strip pokes fun at the idea of pointless meetings and the absurdity of a rat's presence in a corporate setting.

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