Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th December 2002

Dilbert//4985, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 8th December 2002

Tags

great vacation beautiful sunsets amazing food descriptions serve no purpose selfish attempt trigger memories

Official transcript

Dilbert is sitting in his cubicle. A coworker approaches and says, "My vacation was great!"

The coworker continues, "The sunsets were beautiful. The food was amazing."

Dilbert turns and says, "Descriptions of your vacation serve no purpose."

Dilbert continues, "I can neither see the sunsets nor taste the food."

Dilbert continues, "It appears to be a selfish attempt to trigger happy memories for yourself at my expense.' The coworker responds, "Okay, buster! When my seven rolls of film get developed.."

She exclaims, "You're out of the loop!!!"

The coworker leaves and Dilbert whistles and thinks to himself, "That worked out better than I hoped."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY VACATION WAS GREAT!

THE SUNSETS WERE BEAUTIFUL. THE FOOD WAS AMAZING.

DESCRIPTIONS OF YOUR VACATION SERVE NO PURPOSE.

I CAN NEITHER SEE THE SUNSETS NOR TASTE THE FOOD.

IT APPEARS TO BE A SELFISH ATTEMPT TO TRIGGER HAPPY MEMORIES FOR YOURSELF AT MY EXPENSE.

OKAY, BUSTER!

WHEN MY SEVEN ROLLS OF FILM GET DEVELOPED..

YOU'RE OUT OF THE LOOP!!!

THAT WORKED OUT BETTER THAN I HOPED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Vacation Blues"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2002, revolves around Dilbert's return from vacation. His boss, Wally, is unimpressed by Dilbert's tales of adventure, dismissing them as mere descriptions with no purpose. Wally's skepticism is further fueled by Dilbert's lack of appetite for the food he describes, which he claims is not worth tasting.

Dilbert's attempts to share his experiences are met with Wally's disinterest, leading to a humorous exchange where Dilbert accuses Wally of being "out of the loop." The strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of people returning from vacations eager to share their stories, only to be met with indifference or dismissal by those who are not interested in hearing about it.

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