Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 26th January 1999

Dilbert//3573, first published 27 years ago on Tuesday 26th January 1999

Tags

carol on phone yell kids key to cabinet supply cabinet cheetah panda jungle office

Official transcript

Dilbert peers over his cubicle wall. Dilbert thinks, "As usual, Carol is on the phone yelling at her kids."

Wally also peers over his partition. Dilbert thinks, "I wait, like a cheetah, for a chance to ask her for the key to the supply cabinet."

Dilbert says, to Wally, "Are you waiting like a cheetah?"

Wally says, "I'm more of a panda."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AS USUAL, CAROL IS ON THE PHONE YELLING AT HER KIDS.

I WAIT, LIKE A CHEETAH, FOR CHANCE TO ASK HER FOR THE KEY TO THE SUPPLY CABINET.

ARE YOU WAITING LIKE A I'M MORE OF A PANDA.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Cheetah in the Supply Cabinet"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, sitting at his desk with a thought bubble. He is thinking about how Carol, his coworker, is yelling at her kids on the phone.

Dilbert's boss, Wally, enters the room and asks if Dilbert is waiting for a cheetah, to which Dilbert responds that he is waiting for a key to the supply cabinet. Wally then asks if Dilbert is waiting like a cheetah, and Dilbert replies that he is more of a panda.

The comic strip is a humorous take on the common workplace scenario of employees waiting for something or someone, and the absurdity of comparing oneself to a cheetah or a panda. It pokes fun at the idea of taking oneself too seriously and the quirks of office life.

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