Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 18th November 2000

Dilbert//4235, first published 26 years ago on Saturday 18th November 2000

Tags

blank copies copied wrong sides intern new temp talk to hand tells off

Open source transcript

THESE COPIES YOU MADE FOR ME ARE BLANK.

THAT'S BECAUSE ALL THE ORIGINALS WERE BLANK MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE CHECKED THE OTHER SIDES.

TALK TO THE HAND.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Originals"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between two office workers, with the first worker holding a stack of papers and stating, "These copies you made for me are blank." The second worker responds, "That's because all the originals were blank." The first worker then asks, "Maybe you could have checked the other sides," to which the second worker replies, "Talk to the hand."

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the situation, where the copies are blank because the originals were also blank.
• The second worker's response, "Talk to the hand," is a humorous way of dismissing the first worker's question.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of office workers being oblivious to the obvious and not checking the other sides of the papers.

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