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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 20th July 1998

Dilbert//3383, first published 28 years ago on Monday 20th July 1998


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conversation cubicle dwellers shut up!! alice impatience


Official transcript

Two employees talking outside of Alice's cubicle. Alice says to the employees, "Excuse me. I couldn't avoid hearing your converstaion outside my cubicle."

Alice continues, "I think I speak for a lot of cubicle dwellers when I say..."

Alice yells, "SHUT UP!!"

Both employees are pushed backwards by the force of Alice's yell.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

EXCUSE ME. I COULDN'T AVOID HEARING YOUR CONVERSATION OUTSIDE MY CUBICLE.

I THINK I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF CUBICLE DWELLERS WHEN I SAY...

SHUT UP!!

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Cubicle Dwellers"

Summary:

  • A Dilbert comic strip originally published in 1998 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
  • The comic strip features a woman speaking loudly in a cubicle, prompting her coworkers to ask her to keep her voice down.
  • The woman responds by saying she speaks for a lot of cubicle dwellers when she says...
  • The punchline is revealed when she shouts "SHUT UP!!" at her coworkers, implying that she is speaking for all cubicle dwellers who are frustrated with being unable to communicate effectively due to the noise level in their work environment.

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