Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st July 1997

Dilbert//3019, first published 29 years ago on Monday 21st July 1997

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agenda ubr first job crash dummies spent a fortune unfocused boss rambling

Official transcript

Dilbert passes out paper to The Boss and Wally. The boss has a pencil and Wally has a coffee mug. Dilbert says, "Here's the agenda. The first hour will be U.B.R., as usual."

The Boss sits at the conference table with Wally and Alice. He says, "This reminds me of my first job, before crash test dummies were popular. man, I spent a fortune on aspirin."

Alice asks Dilbert, who has his feet up on the table, "What exactly is U.B.R.?"

Dilbert answers, 'Unfocused Boss Rambling. Only 58 minutes to go."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S THE AGENDA.

THE FIRST HOUR WILL BE U.B.R., AS USUAL.

THIS REMINDS ME OF MY FIRST JOB, BEFORE CRASH DUMMIES WERE POPULAR. MAN, I SPENT A FORTUNE ON ASPIRIN.

WHAT EXACTLY IS U.B.R.?

UNFOCUSED BOSS RAMBLING.

ONLY 58 MINUTES TO GO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "U.B.R."

Summary:

• The comic strip, originally published in 1997, features Dilbert and his colleagues in a meeting.
• The first hour of the meeting is designated as "U.B.R." (Unfocused Boss Rambling), during which the boss discusses his first job and a fortune spent on aspirin.
• The meeting attendees appear bored and uninterested, with one employee asking what exactly U.B.R. stands for.
• The boss responds that it is "Unfocused Boss Rambling," which only takes 58 minutes to go.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common experience of attending meetings where the boss dominates the conversation, leaving little time for actual work or discussion.

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