Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 10th March 2002

Dilbert//4712, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 10th March 2002

Tags

hands free phone insulting comments boss directed pointy haired face transplant baboon personal calls company time

Official transcript

The Boss is walking past Wally. Wally says, "You're an ignorant maggot. You disgust me."

Wally continues, "You should get a face transplant from a baboon."

The Boss exclaims, "What?!"

Wally points to his headset and explains, "I'm not talking to you. I'm using my hands-free phone."

The Boss replies, "Oh.. for a minute I thought... well, nevermind."

Wally says, "Ha ha! You might be the most gullible moron in the galaxy!"

Wally yells, "You pointy-haired, gray-suited pile of crud!!!"

The Boss faces Wally, fuming with anger. Wally says into his headset, "Mom, can you hold? My excellent boss wants to talk to me."

Wally asks sheepishly, "What?"

The Boss exclaims, "No personal calls on company time!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE AN IGNORANT MAGGOT. YOU DISGUST ME.

YOU SHOULD GET A FACE TRANSPLANT FROM A BABOON.

WHAT?!

I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU. I'M USING MY HANDS-FREE PHONE.

OH...FOR A MINUTE I THOUGHT... WELL, NEVER MIND.

HA HA! YOU MIGHT BE THE MOST GULLIBLE MORON IN THE GALAXY!

YOU POINTY- HAIRED, GRAY- SUITED PILE OF CRUD!!!

MOM, CAN YOU HOLD?

MY EXCELLENT BOSS WANTS TO TALK TO ME.

WHAT?

NO PERSONAL PHONE CALLS ON COMPANY TIME!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Face Transplant from a Baboon"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, an office worker, who is dissatisfied with his boss's appearance.
• Dilbert suggests that his boss should undergo a face transplant from a baboon.
• The boss is offended by this suggestion and responds by using his hands-free phone.
• The conversation becomes increasingly absurd, with Dilbert comparing his boss to a pointy-haired, gray-suited pile of crud.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of office politics and the ridiculousness of modern technology.

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