Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 2nd April 2003

Dilbert//5100, first published 23 years ago on Wednesday 2nd April 2003

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enjoy opportunity new paranoid employee not invied plotting peri noid perimeno

Official transcript

Headline: Peri Noid. Dilbert, Alice, and Peri Noid are sitting. Alice says to Dilbert, "We'll have the data by Tuesday."

Peri Noid asks, "How do you know that?"

Peri Noid says, "You must be getting invited to meetings and then saying, 'Don't invite Peri.'"

Alice turns to Dilbert and asks, "Would it be wrong to enjoy this opportunity?"

Peri points her finger and exclaims, "Plotting!! Right there!!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PERI NOID WELL HAVE THE DATA BY TUESDAY.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU MUST BE GETTING INVITED TO MEETINGS AND THEN SAYING, "DON'T INVITE PERI." WOULD IT BE WRONG PLOTTING!!

TO ENJOY THIS OPPOR- RIGHT TUNITY?

THERE!!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Don't Invite Peri"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2003, revolves around a humorous exchange between Peri Noid and her colleagues. The scene unfolds in a meeting where Peri is asked to provide data by Tuesday. However, she responds with a cryptic message, "Don't invite Peri," leaving her colleagues perplexed.

As the meeting progresses, it becomes apparent that Peri's statement is not a literal request but rather a clever way of saying that she will not be attending the meeting. Her colleagues are left scratching their heads, trying to decipher the meaning behind her enigmatic comment.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace phenomenon of unclear communication and the challenges of deciphering ambiguous messages. Through Peri's clever wordplay, the strip highlights the importance of clear and concise communication in the workplace.

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