Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 30th December 2002

Dilbert//5007, first published 24 years ago on Monday 30th December 2002

Tags

power point presentation ceo slip trance subliminal suggestions increase budget more budget kill boss pointy haired monster

Official transcript

Dilbert is sitting at his computer. The Boss approaches and says, "Make your 'Power-point' presentation so boring that our CEO will slip into trance."

The Boss continues, "Then I'll whisper to him subliminal suggestions to increase our budget."

The CEO is asleep. The Boss whispers, "More budget."

On the other side of the CEO, Wally whispers, "Kill the pointy-haired monster."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MAKE YOUR "POWER- POINT" PRESENTATION SO BORING THAT OUR CEO WILL SLIP INTO A TRANCE.

THEN I'LL WHISPER TO HIM SUBLIMINAL SUGGESTIONS TO INCREASE OUR BUDGET.

MORE BUDGET KILL THE POINTY- HAIRED MONSTER

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Pointy-Haired Monster"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a CEO's attempt to make a PowerPoint presentation more engaging by incorporating a "trance" element. However, the presentation quickly devolves into chaos, with the CEO becoming increasingly frustrated and the employees becoming more and more bored.

Key Panels:

• The first panel shows the CEO instructing an employee to make the presentation "slip into a trance."
• The second panel reveals the CEO's true intentions: to increase the budget.
• The third panel shows the CEO becoming more and more agitated as the presentation continues to fail.
• The fourth panel features the CEO's dramatic outburst, where he demands that the employee "kill the pointy-haired monster" (a reference to himself).

Humor:

The comic strip relies on humor to convey its message. The absurdity of the CEO's request and the employees' reactions create a comedic effect. The use of the "pointy-haired monster" phrase adds to the humor, as it is a common criticism of Dilbert's boss, Wally. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of using PowerPoint presentations to try to engage audiences, but ultimately failing to do so.

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