Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 22nd July 2001

Dilbert//4481, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 22nd July 2001

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inform carol whereabouts wandering around canceled policy stupid policy work for carol keeping track everyone

Official transcript

Dilbert and Wally are facing The Boss at a conference table. The Boss says, "Yesterday I needed to ask Dilbert a question but I couldn't find him."

The Boss' voice continues, "From now on, each of you must inform Carol of your whereabouts at all times."

Alice turns to Wally and whispers, "Handle it."

Wally walks past Carol's desk with a coffee cup in his hand. He reports, "I'll be wandering around with my coffee cup."

He continues, as Carol frowns in the background: "If I find a newspaper I'll take a break in marketing's luxurious rest facilities."

He continues, "Then I'll stop by the cute intern's cubicle to do some flirting."

Carol sits thoroughly irritated and he continues nonetheless: "I stand in her doorway so she can't escape. I think I'm making progress."

He goes to take a sip of coffee and concludes, "I'm becoming immune to pepper spray."

Carol enters The Boss' office and says, "I canceled your stupid policy."

The Boss continues to read the newspaper, unaffected.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YESTERDAY I NEEDED TO ASK DILBERT A QUESTION BUT I COULDN'T FIND HIM.

FROM NOW ON, EACH OF YOU MUST INFORM CAROL OF YOUR WHEREABOUTS AT ALL TIMES.

I'LL BE WANDERING AROUND WITH MY COFFEE CUP.

IF I FIND A NEWSPAPER I'LL TAKE A BREAK IN MARKETING'S LUXURIOUS REST FACILITIES.

THEN I'LL STOP BY THE CUTE INTERN'S CUBICLE TO DO SOME FLIRTING.

HANDLE I STAND IN HER DOORWAY SO SHE CAN'T ESCAPE.

I THINK I'M MAKING PROGRESS.

I'M BECOMING IMMUNE TO PEPPER SPRAY.

I CANCELED YOUR STUPID POLICY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dilbert"

Original Publication: United Feature Syndicate

Summary:

• Dilbert is tasked with finding Carol, who is absent from work.
• He searches for her but cannot locate her.
• He then decides to wander around the office with his coffee cup, hoping to run into her.
• Meanwhile, a coworker is concerned about the office's lack of pepper spray and proposes using it as a defense mechanism.
• Another coworker suggests canceling the company's stupid policy, which has led to the current situation.
• The comic strip humorously portrays the mundane aspects of office life and the absurdity of corporate policies.

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