Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th May 1997

Dilbert//2948, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 11th May 1997

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carl cubicle dwellers hard worker coffee cup walk around downsized co workers resntment snarky

Official transcript

A man walks down the hall thinking, "I am Carl, the cubicle dwellers' friend."

Carl thinks, "I travel from cubicle to cubicle to tell people how hard I'm working."

Carl stands behind Dilbert's desk and says, "I am working so-o-o-o hard. Work, work, work. It's all I do."

Dilbert asks, "How is that possible?"

Dilbert continues, "You walk around all day with that coffee cup resting on your belly."

Dilbert asks, "Does your job description say 'transport coffee cup on belly'?"

Carl walks away thinking, "He's a terrible conversationalist."

Dilbert asks, "How many miles per gallon do you get?"

Alice asks Carl, "Hypothetically, if you were downsized, how would the cup get around?"

Carl thinks, "What's wrong with these people?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I AM CARL, THE CUBICLE DWELLERS FRIEND.

I TRAVEL FROM CUBICLE TO CUBICLE TO TELL PEOPLE HOW HARD I'M WORKING.

I AM WORKING 50-0-0-0 HARD.

WORK, WORK, WORK. IT'S ALL I DO HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

YOU WALK AROUND ALL DAY WITH THAT COFFEE CUP RESTING ON YOUR BELLY.

DOES YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION SAY "TRANSPORT COFFEE CUP ON BELLY"?

HE'S TERRIBLE CONVERSATIONALIST.

HOW MANY MILES PER GALLON DO YOU GET ?

HYPOTHETICALLY, IF YOU WERE DOWNSIZED, HOW WOULD THE CUP GET WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE AROUND?

PEOPLE?

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AI Analysis

The comic strip features a character named Carl, who is a cubicle dweller and friend to the main character, Dilbert.

Strip Summary

• Carl is traveling from his cubicle to the break room to get a cup of coffee.
• He is asked by a coworker how he is doing, and he responds with a monotonous "so-o-o-o hard. work, work, work. it's all i do."
• The coworker asks Carl to describe his job in one sentence, and Carl responds with "transport coffee cup on belly."
• The coworker is unimpressed and asks Carl how many miles per gallon he gets, to which Carl responds with "hypothetically, if you were downsized, how would the cup get around?"

Overall

The comic strip pokes fun at the monotony of office work and the absurdity of corporate culture.

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