Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 8th March 2002

Dilbert//4710, first published 24 years ago on Friday 8th March 2002

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compost drawer secretary urgent carol desk office

Official transcript

The Boss hands Carol a piece of paper and says, "Carol, this is urgent."

Carol responds, "I'll add it to the compost drawer."

The Boss thinks, "I hope that means the same thing as 'urgent.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAROL, THIS IS URGENT.

I'LL ADD IT TO THE COMPOST DRAWER.

I HOPE THAT MEANS THE SAME THING AS "URGENT."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Urgent"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Carol and her boss, with the boss expressing his desire to add the task to the compost drawer. The boss hopes that this action will make the task "urgent," but it is unclear what the task entails or why it needs to be done urgently. The strip pokes fun at the idea that simply labeling something as "urgent" does not necessarily make it so.

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