Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 15th December 2001

Dilbert//4627, first published 25 years ago on Saturday 15th December 2001

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meeting called discuss issues assign tasks waste of time meetings become lifeform reproducing human josts

Official transcript

Dilbert walks into a meeting and asks, "Who called this meeting?"

The male coworker replies, "We thought you did."

The coworker continues, "I think we should discuss issues and assign tasks so it's not a complete waste of time."

Dilbert responds, "Maybe meetings have become a lifeform capable of calling themselves and thus reproducing via human hosts."

The male coworker turns to the female coworker and says, "Good issue."

She replies, "Wow!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHO CALLED THIS MEETING?

WE THOUGHT YOU DID.

I THINK WE SHOULD DISCUSS ISSUES AND ASSIGN TASKS SO IT'S NOT A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.

MAYBE MEETINGS HAVE BECOME A LIFEFORM CAPABLE OF CALLING THEMSELVES AND THUS REPRODUCING VIA HUMAN HOSTS.

WOW!

GOOD ISSUE

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Meeting"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2001, satirizes the common phenomenon of unproductive meetings. The conversation begins with a question about who called the meeting, only to be met with confusion. The discussion then shifts to the topic of meetings and their potential benefits, but ultimately concludes that they are often a waste of time.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the frustration and inefficiency often associated with meetings.
• It pokes fun at the tendency for meetings to go off-topic or lack clear objectives.
• The strip suggests that meetings may not be the most effective way to communicate or make decisions.
• The use of humor and satire effectively conveys the relatable experience of attending unnecessary or unproductive meetings.

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