Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 9th April 2002

Dilbert//4742, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 9th April 2002

Tags

bragging hours per week made up reorganized pattern seventy hours sixty hours complaining

Official transcript

Dilbert, Wally, and Alice are eating lunch. Dilbert says, "I worked sixty hours last week."

Alice replies, "That's nothing. I worked seventy hours."

Wally says, "That's nothing..."

Wally continues, "Oh, wait... I just recognized the pattern."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WORKED SIXTY HOURS LAST WEEK.

THAT'S NOTHING.

I WORKED SEVENTY HOURS.

THAT'S NOTHING...

OH, WAIT... I JUST RECOGNIZED THE PATTERN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Pattern Recognition"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his coworker, Wally, about their work hours. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• Dilbert states that he worked sixty hours last week.
• Wally responds by saying that he worked seventy hours.
• Dilbert then asks Wally if he recognizes the pattern.
• Wally acknowledges the pattern, implying that both of them worked excessively long hours.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of working long hours and the tendency to normalize this behavior.

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