Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th September 2000

Dilbert//4180, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 24th September 2000

Tags

angle central cubicle commitee floaty device guidelines! shift stapled wally pool

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his cubicle adjusting his computer. A man with a strange hat comes in and says, "Halt!"

The man continues, "You moved your computer without approval from the central cubicle committee."

Dilbert touches the computer screen again and says, "I was simply adjusting the angle."

The man in the strange hat gasps. The man throws up his arms and says, "Fool! It will cost $200 for a team of technicians to move it back."

Dilbert holds up his plant and says, "It's better this way so my plant won't fall off."

The man looks on appalled. The man screams, "We have guidelines!!"

Dilbert says, "I know. I stapled them to my wall."

Wally sits on float in his cubicle, which is filled to the top with water. Dilbert says, "You'd be surprised what isn't allowed."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HALT!

YOU MOVED YOUR COMPUTER WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE CENTRAL CUBICLE I WAS SIMPLY ADJUSTING THE ANGLE.

FOOL! IT WILL COST $200 FOR A TEAM OF TECHNICIANS TO MOVE IT BACK!

IT'S BETTER THIS WAY SO MY PLANT WON'T FALL OFF.

COMMITTEE.

GASP WE HAVE GUIDELINES!!

I KNOW.

I STAPLED THEM TO MY WALL.

YOU'D BE SURPRISED AT WHAT ISN'T ALLOWED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Guidelines"

Summary:

The comic strip, titled "Guidelines," features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a brown hat, navigating the challenges of working in a bureaucratic office. The strip is divided into nine panels, showcasing Dilbert's interactions with his coworkers and the absurdities of office life.

Key Panels:

• Panel 1: Dilbert is instructed to move his computer without approval from the Central Cubicle Committee.
• Panel 2: Dilbert complies with the instruction, only to be reprimanded for not following guidelines.
• Panel 3: Dilbert is told that he was simply adjusting the angle of his computer.
• Panel 4: Dilbert is informed that it will cost $200 for a team of technicians to move the computer back to its original position.
• Panel 5: Dilbert is shocked by the cost and decides to staple his computer to the wall.
• Panel 6: Dilbert's coworkers are surprised by his decision, but he insists that it's better this way.
• Panel 7: Dilbert's plant is also stapled to the wall, as he explains that it's part of the guidelines.
• Panel 8: Dilbert's coworkers are amused by his antics, but he remains serious about following the guidelines.
• Panel 9: The comic strip concludes with Dilbert sitting at his desk, surrounded by his stapled computer and plant, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Themes:

• The comic strip explores the theme of bureaucracy and the absurdities of office life.
• It highlights the importance of following guidelines, even if they seem ridiculous.
• The strip also touches on the idea of creative problem-solving and finding ways to work within the system.

Tone:

• The tone of the comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the quirks of office life and the excesses of bureaucracy.
• The strip uses irony and exaggeration to create a lighthearted and entertaining narrative.

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