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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 25th August 2000

Dilbert//4150, first published 26 years ago on Friday 25th August 2000


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sitting in a box checking stocks cucbicle job stock market this is life computer money survival business technology


Official transcript

As Dilbert sits at his computer he thinks to himself, "I'm sittin' in a box and checkin' my stocks."

Dilbert continues thinking, "I must use all my willpower to resist checking every ten seconds."

Dilbert again thinks, "I'm sittin' in a box and checkin' my stocks."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I'M SITTIN' IN A BOX AND CHECKIN' MY STOCKS.

I MUST USE ALL MY WILLPOWER TO RESIST CHECKING EVERY TEN SECONDS.

I'M SITTIN' IN A BOX AND CHECKIN' MY STOCKS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Checking Stocks"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on office life.
  • In this strip, Dilbert is shown sitting at his desk, checking his stocks every ten seconds.
  • The punchline of the strip is that Dilbert is so obsessed with checking his stocks that he has set a timer to remind himself to do so every ten seconds.
  • The humor in the strip comes from the absurdity of Dilbert's behavior and the fact that he is willing to go to such great lengths to check his stocks.

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