Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th October 1995
Dilbert//2367, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 8th October 1995
Tags
primitive donut scavenging man yellow sticky notes humiliation live off land bountiful harvest dance to gods meeting notices
Official transcript
Wally, Dilbert and Alice walk out of a conference room. Wally says, "That's four hours that I'd like to have back."
Dilbert asks, "Who called that meeting anyway?"
Dilbert says, "I must have left my calendar in there."
Dilbert walks into the room and sees a man grabbing doughnuts from a plate on the conference table. Dilbert says, "I've discovered a primitive donut-scavenging man clad only in yellow sticky notes!!"
The man says, "I was once like you, before the great rif."
The man continues, "But rather than leave in humiliation I decided to stay and live off the land like our proud ancestors."
The man says as he dances, "To ensure a bountiful harvest I do my donut dance to the gods."
The man continues, "When that doesn't work I distribute meeting notices."
Dilbert shouts, "YOU're the one!!"
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
THAT'S FOUR HOURS THAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE BACK.
WHO CALLED THAT MEETING ANYWAY?
I MUST HAVE LEFT MY CALENDAR IN THERE OOOH I'VE DISCOVERED A PRIMITIVE DONUT- SCAVENGING MAN CLAD ONLY IN YELLOW STICKY NOTES!!
I WAS ONCE LIKE YOU, BEFORE THE GREAT RIF.
BUT RATHER THAN LEAVE IN HUMILIATION I DECIDED TO STAY AND LIVE OFF THE LAND LIKE OUR PROUD ANCESTORS.
TO ENSURE A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST I DO MY DONUT DANCE TO THE GODS.
WHEN THAT DOESN'T WORK I DISTRIBUTE MEETING NOTICES.
YOU'RE THE ONE!!
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The title of this comic strip is "You're the One!!"
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, engaging in a conversation with a woman. The conversation begins with Dilbert expressing his desire to attend a meeting that has been postponed for four hours, and the woman inquires about the purpose of the meeting. Dilbert responds that he must have left his calendar in the meeting room, and the woman asks him to leave. Dilbert refuses, citing his decision to stay and live off the land like their proud ancestors. The woman is unimpressed, and Dilbert becomes increasingly agitated, eventually declaring, "You're the one!!"
The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the monotony of office life and the absurdity of corporate culture. It pokes fun at the idea of meetings and the way they can disrupt productivity, while also highlighting the absurdity of Dilbert's behavior. The use of humor and satire makes the comic strip an entertaining and relatable read for anyone who has ever felt frustrated with the demands of office life.
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