Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th November 1996

Dilbert//2780, first published thirty years ago on Sunday 24th November 1996

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serious threat competitors consultants eat our lunch executive comapny hired security guard lunches safe figure of speech better than usuaal cafeteria

Official transcript

The Boss stands next to an overhead projector and says, "Last week our consultants warned us about a serious threat."

The Boss continues, "They said our competitors would 'eat our lunch.'"

The Boss continues, "I'm happy to tell the executive committee that I leapt into action."

The Boss continues, "I hired a security guard to protect the cafeteria."

The Boss concludes, "Our lunches are safe."

An executive says to another, "I always thought that was just a figure of speech."

The woman replies, "Fool! Give me your department!"

One executive shouts, "Let go of my hair!!"

One of them slaps the other and someone shouts, "Ouch!!"

The Boss thinks, "This is going better than usual."

Dilbert asks a security guard, "Why is the cafeteria closed?"

The guard replies, "Someone ate all the lunches."

He burps.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LAST WEEK OUR CONSULTANTS WARNED US ABOUT A SERIOUS THREAT, THEY SAID OUR COMPETITORS WOULD "EAT OUR LUNCH." OUR & LUNCH I'M HAPPY TO TELL THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT I LEAPT INTO ACTION.

I HIRED A SECURITY GUARD TO PROTECT THE CAFETERIA.

OUR LUNCHES ARE SAFE.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST FOOL! GIVE A FIGURE ME YOUR OF SPEECH, DEPARTMENT!

LET GO OF MY HAIR!!

SLAPSE OUCH!!

THIS IS GOING BETTER THAN USUAL.

WHY IS THE CAFETERIA CLOSED?

SOMEONE ATE ALL THE LUNCHES.

BURP

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Lunchroom Lullaby"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with horns, as the main character. The story unfolds in a series of six panels, showcasing Dilbert's interactions with his coworkers and a security guard.

Panel 1:

• Dilbert receives a warning from his consultants about a serious threat.
• He shares this information with his coworkers, who respond with skepticism.

Panel 2:

• Dilbert's coworkers mock his concern, suggesting that they would "eat our lunch" if a threat were real.
• Dilbert takes their comments to heart, deciding to "eat our lunch" as a precaution.

Panel 3:

• Dilbert informs the executive committee about his decision to eat lunch.
• They are amused by his response and suggest that he is overreacting.

Panel 4:

• Dilbert is told to "give me your department" by the executive committee.
• He complies, handing over his department to someone else.

Panel 5:

• Dilbert is questioned by the security guard about the cafeteria being closed.
• He responds with a sarcastic comment, "Why is the cafeteria closed? Someone ate all the lunches."

Panel 6:

• The security guard is shown eating a sandwich, implying that he is responsible for closing the cafeteria.
• Dilbert is left looking foolish, having taken his coworkers' comments too seriously.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of overreacting to perceived threats and the absurdity of workplace politics.

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