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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 10th October 1999

Dilbert//3830, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 10th October 1999


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Official transcript

Alice works at her computer. The Boss says, "It's 'positive attitude week,' Alice."

The Boss hands Alice a paperweight. The Boss says, "If you see a co-worker with a positive attitude..."

The Boss says, "...give him the positive attitude paperweight."

A man walks down the hall whistling, as Alice cocks her arm with the paperweight. Alice says, "There's one!"

The paperweight glances of the man's head. Alice says to The Boss, "It worked. He's back to normal. The man says, "#$!!"

Wally says, "Ha Ha Ha!!"

Alice thinks, "Uh-oh."

The man says, "#$!!"

Alice says to the boss, "One more! Quick!!"

The Boss covers his eyes in frustration.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

IT'S "POSITIVE ATTITUDE WEEK" ALICE.

IF YOU SEE A COWORKER WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE..

... GIVE HIM THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE PAPERWEIGHT.

THERE'S ONE!

IT WORKED. HE'S BACK TO NORMAL.

HA HA !!

UH-OH.

#43!!

ONE MORE!

QUICK!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Positive Attitude Week"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1999, revolves around the theme of "Positive Attitude Week" in an office setting. The story follows Alice, who is determined to instill a positive attitude in her coworker by giving him a paperweight with a positive message.

However, the coworker's response is less than enthusiastic, and he ends up hitting Alice with the paperweight instead. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that a simple object can change someone's attitude, highlighting the complexities of human behavior and the challenges of promoting positivity in the workplace.

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