Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th December 2002

Dilbert//4982, first published 24 years ago on Thursday 5th December 2002

Tags

motor noises with lips scorpion king action figure personal message with nose trifecta carol

Official transcript

Carol is sitting in her cubicle with a regular telephone in one hand and a cell phone in the other. She says into the regular phone, "So I told him to stop making noises with his lips."

Carol turns and yells into the cell phone, "Get the Scorpion King action figure away from your sister's barbie!!!"

Wally and Dilbert are looking over a cubicle wall. Wally says, "Now she's also typing a personal message with her nose!"

Dilbert replies, "It's a trifecta!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SO I TOLD HIM TO STOP MAKING MOTOR NOISES WITH HIS LIPS.

GET THE SCORPION KING ACTION FIGURE AWAY FROM YOUR SISTER'S BARBIE!!!

NOW SHE'S ALSO TYPING A PERSONAL MESSAGE WITH HER NOSE!

IT'S A TRIFECTA!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Scorpion King's Revenge"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled man with brown hair, who is working at his desk. His boss, a bald man with glasses, is sitting across from him.

• Dilbert's boss tells him to stop making motor noises with his lips, as it is distracting.
• Dilbert responds by saying he will get the Scorpion King action figure away from his sister's Barbie.
• The boss is confused and asks if it's a trifecta.
• Dilbert replies that it's a Trifecta, a type of pizza.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a boss being unaware of pop culture references and the absurdity of a workplace conversation.

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