Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th May 1999

Dilbert//3683, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 16th May 1999

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proactive boring meeting fake death coffee is posioned stiffen easier to drag pose obscene spread eagle casket dispose of body wally

Official transcript

Wally sits in a metting between Dilbert and Alice. Wally thinks, "I'll have to be proactive to escape this boring meeting."

Wally takes a sip from his coffee and thinks, "I'll fake my own death and hope someone drags me into the hallway."

Wally says, "Ack!! My coffee is poisoned!"

Wally lies on the ground feet in the air. Dilbert says, "Maybe we should drag him into the hallway."

Alice says, "No."

Alice says, "Let's wait for him to stiffen. Then he'll be easier to drag."

Ted says, "We should pose him before he stiffens."

Dilbert says, "Something obscene?"

Alice says, "Or spread eagle, so he won't fit in a casket."

Wally lies on the grouns arms and legs wide with his coffe cup pearched on his face and thinks, "It never pays to be the proactive one."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BLAH BLAH BLAH I'LL HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE TO ESCAPE THIS BORING MEETING.

I'LL FAKE MY OWN DEATH AND HOPE SOMEONE DRAGS ME INTO THE HALLWAY.

AACK!!

MY COFFEE IS POISONED!

MAYBE WE SHOULD DRAG HIM INTO THE HALLWAY.

LET'S WAIT FOR HIM TO STIFFEN. THEN HE'LL BE EASIER TO DRAG.

WE SHOULD POSE HIM BEFORE HE STIFFENS.

SOMETHING OBSCENE?

OR SPREAD EAGLE, SO HE WON'T FIT IN A CASKET.

IT NEVER PAYS TO BE THE PROACTIVE ONE

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Proactive One" and features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on office life.

The Comic Strip

• The strip depicts Dilbert and his coworkers discussing ways to make their meeting more interesting.
• Dilbert suggests faking his own death and having someone drag him into the hallway, which his coworkers find ridiculous.
• Another coworker proposes using stiffeners to make Dilbert easier to drag, but this idea is also met with skepticism.
• Dilbert then suggests spreading eagle on the floor to avoid being fitted into a casket, which is also rejected.

The Punchline

• The comic strip ends with Dilbert's suggestion to never pay to be the proactive one, implying that being proactive often comes at a cost.
• The punchline is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of office politics and the lengths people will go to avoid being seen as lazy or unproductive.

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