Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 26th September 1996

Dilbert//2721, first published thirty years ago on Thursday 26th September 1996

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team building exercise mile from shore swim back only hope intelligent doplohin plaught tuna net

Official transcript

Dilbert thinks as he swims through the water, "Uh-oh . . . I'm a mile from shore and too exhausted to swim back."

Dilbert thinks, "My only hope is that an intelligent dolphin will see my plight and rescue me."

Dilbert sees a dolphin and thinks, "I'm in luck!"

The dolphin says, "Two words: tuna . . . net."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISE UH-OH... IM A MILE FROM SHORE AND TOO EXHAUSTED TO SWIM BACK MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT AN INTELLIGENT DOLPHIN WILL SEE MY PLIGHT AND RESCUE ME.

I'M IN LUCK!

TWO WORDS: TUNA... NET.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Team-Building Exercise"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1996, features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a white shirt and black tie, struggling in the ocean. He is accompanied by a fish and a dolphin.

• Dilbert's Struggle: Dilbert is exhausted from swimming back to shore, but he hopes that an intelligent dolphin will see his plight and rescue him.
• Dolphin's Response: The dolphin responds with two words: "Tuna...net."
• Dilbert's Reaction: Dilbert is confused and frustrated by the dolphin's response, exclaiming, "I'm in luck!" and "Two words: tuna...net."

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of team-building exercises and the challenges of effective communication.

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