Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 25th January 1998

Dilbert//3207, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 25th January 1998

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document on desk overdue last minute going home boss to dilbert wait until tomorrow sociopath spookily accurate

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his cubicle and looks at his watch. he thinks, "Time to go home. That means..."

The Boss shows up and says, "Hi there."

Dilbert thinks, "Right on schedule."

Dilbert holds up his hand and says, "Wait. Let me guess why you're here."

Dilbert says, "You want to discuss a document that's been on your desk for a month."

Dilbert says, "It's something that could easily wait until tomorrow."

He says, "But you'll insist that I handle it now, because you're a sociopath."

The Boss says, "Wrong. I majored in anthropology."

The Boss walks away and thinks, "But that was a spookily accurate guess about the document."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S TIME TO GO HOME. THAT MEANS RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

WAIT. LET ME GUESS WHY YOU'RE HERE.

YOU WANT TO DISCUSS A DOCUMENT THAT'S BEEN ON YOUR DESK FOR A MONTH.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD EASILY WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW.

BUT YOU'LL INSIST THAT I HANDLE IT NOW BECAUSE YOU'RE A SOCIOPATH.

WRONG. I MAJORED IN ANTHROPOLOGY.

BUT THAT WAS A SPOOKILY ACCURATE GUESS ABOUT THE DOCUMENT.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Sociopath in the Office"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, engaged in a conversation with his boss. The conversation begins with the boss asking Dilbert to guess why he is there, and Dilbert responds by suggesting that it is because he is a sociopath. The boss is taken aback by this response and asks Dilbert to explain himself. Dilbert explains that he majored in anthropology, which he believes made him a sociopath. The boss is skeptical of Dilbert's claim and asks him to provide evidence to support it. Dilbert responds by saying that he has been on his desk for a month, which the boss finds to be a spookily accurate guess.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's boss asks him to guess why he is there.
• Dilbert responds by suggesting that it is because he is a sociopath.
• The boss is skeptical of Dilbert's claim and asks him to provide evidence.
• Dilbert responds by saying that he has been on his desk for a month, which the boss finds to be a spookily accurate guess.

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous take on the idea that people may be more sociopathic than they appear. It pokes fun at the stereotype that anthropologists are sociopaths and highlights the absurdity of Dilbert's claim. The strip also showcases the dry wit and sarcasm that is characteristic of the Dilbert comic series.

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