Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th May 1997

Dilbert//2949, first published 29 years ago on Monday 12th May 1997

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cactus shreiks cold freezing other warm raise temp wally shirtless

Official transcript

Alice shivers and wraps her arms around herself. She thinks, "It's freezing in here."

Alice thinks, "I'll just give the thermostat a little bump."

Wally approaches Alice wearing only a tie and underwear. Wally asks, "Can we at least agree that when my cactus shrieks in agony, it's too warm?"

Alice replies, "It wasn't shrieking BEFORE you took your shirt off."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S FREEZING IN HERE.

I'LL JUST GIVE THE THERMOSTAT A LITTLE BUMP CAN WE AT LEAST AGREE THAT WHEN MY CACTUS SHRIEKS IN AGONY, IT'S TOO WARM?

IT WASN'T AAAGH!!

SHRIEKING BEFORE YOU TOOK YOUR SHIRT OFF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Cactus Conundrum"

Summary:

• Pointy-haired boss demands a thermostat adjustment, claiming her cactus is "too warm."
• The cactus is visibly unbothered, suggesting the boss's perception of its discomfort is exaggerated or imagined.
• The boss's request for a thermostat adjustment is likely a manifestation of her own discomfort, rather than an actual concern for the cactus's well-being.

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