Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 10th March 2000

Dilbert//3982, first published 26 years ago on Friday 10th March 2000

Tags

pot luck drop dish groceries employee appreciation luncheon

Official transcript

The boss writes an e-mail to Dilbert: "The Employee Appreciation Luncheon will be potluck."

Dilbert reads the rest of the e-mail: "Drop off your dish at my house on your way to work."

The Boss thinks: "If this works, I'll never need to buy groceries again."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION LUNCHEON WILL BE POTLUCK.

DROP OFF YOUR DISH AT MY HOUSE ON YOUR WAY TO WORK.

IF THIS WORKS, I'LL NEVER NEED TO BUY GROCERIES AGAIN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a scene in an office setting where an employee is excited to attend a potluck lunch.
• However, the employee's enthusiasm is short-lived as they realize they need to bring a dish to the event.
• The employee's response is to drop off their dish at their house on the way to work, but this plan falls apart when they realize they won't have time to cook.
• In a humorous twist, the employee decides to buy groceries instead, much to the dismay of their boss.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common office scenario where employees are expected to participate in social events but often struggle to find the time or motivation to do so.

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