Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 8th January 2000

Dilbert//3920, first published 26 years ago on Saturday 8th January 2000

Tags

managing instanct belly button lint leave employee unhygenic weird intimate gone too far

Official transcript

The boss is sticking his hands in his shirt and thinks: "I've got a good crop of lint in my belly button today."

The boss thinks: "I'll leave it on Dilbert's keyboard."

The boss thinks: "I wonder if there's such a thing as managing too much by instict."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE GOT A GOOD CROP OF LINT IN MY BELLY BUTTON TODAY.

I'LL LEAVE IT ON DILBERT'S KEYBOARD.

I WONDER IF THERE'S SUCH A THING AS MANAGING TOO MUCH BY INSTINCT

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Lint"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a black tuft of hair on his head, standing in front of a desk. He is wearing a grey suit and tie.

• Panel 1: Dilbert thinks to himself, "I've got a good crop of lint in my belly button today."
• Panel 2: He says, "I'll leave it on Dilbert's keyboard."
• Panel 3: He wonders, "I wonder if there's such a thing as managing too much by instinct."

The comic strip is humorous and relatable, poking fun at the idea of being too self-aware and overthinking one's actions. It also highlights the absurdity of considering lint on a keyboard to be a significant issue.

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