Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 14th February 2001

Dilbert//4323, first published 25 years ago on Wednesday 14th February 2001

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alice small alice kill people looking at them smiling man dies scary face

Official transcript

A male co-worker says to Alice, "Smile, Alice. It won't hurt."

As Alice glares at the co-worker, he grabs at his throat and cries, "Gaaak!!"

At a table, eating lunch with Wally and Dilbert, Alice says, "I found out I can kill people by looking at them."

Dilbert says, "I wondered why you were smiling."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SMILE, ALICE.

IT WON'T HURT.

GAAAK!!

I FOUND OUT I CAN KILL PEOPLE BY LOOKING I WONDERED AT THEM.

WHY YOU WERE SMILING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Smiling at Work"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2001, features a conversation between Alice and her coworkers in the office. The strip begins with Alice greeting her coworker, "Smile, Alice. It won't hurt," followed by a punchline where she reveals, "I found out I can kill people by looking at them. I wondered why you were smiling."

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of maintaining a positive attitude in a workplace environment, where even a simple greeting can be misinterpreted as a threat. The punchline adds a darkly comedic twist, suggesting that Alice's coworkers are so miserable that they find her smile intimidating. The strip pokes fun at the idea that people can take offense to even the most innocuous comments, and that sometimes, the best way to deal with negativity is to simply smile and move on.

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