Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd April 1997

Dilbert//2910, first published 29 years ago on Thursday 3rd April 1997

Tags

loud conversation cubicle goaway pound head strange noise alice threatens

Official transcript

A man and a woman stand outside Alice's cubicle. Alice says, "I hate to interrupt your loud conversation outside my cubicle . . ."

Alice continues, "But it you don't go away, I'll pound your inconsiderate head so far into your torso that you have to drop your pants to say hello."

Wally asks Dilbert, "Did you just hear a strange noise?"

Dilbert says, "It sounded like, 'Melp! Melp!'"

Nearby, a man's head protrudes from his pants.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOUR LOUD CONVERSATION OUTSIDE MY CUBICLE...

BUT IF YOU DON'T GO AWAY, I'LL POUND YOUR INCONSIDERATE HEAD SO FAR INTO YOUR TORSO THAT YOU HAVE TO DROP YOUR PANTS TO SAY HELLO.

DID YOU JUST HEAR A STRANGE NOISE?

IT SOUNDED LIKE, "MELP!

MELP!"

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unwelcome Interruption"

Summary:

• A coworker interrupts a conversation outside a cubicle.
• The person being interrupted responds by saying they hate to interrupt their loud conversation outside their cubicle.
• The interrupter asks if the person has heard a strange noise, implying that their loud conversation is causing a disturbance.
• The person being interrupted responds by saying they have just heard a strange noise, which is actually the sound of their pants dropping to say hello.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the ridiculousness of the interrupter's excuse.

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