Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st June 2003

Dilbert//5160, first published 23 years ago on Sunday 1st June 2003

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revenue projections email reading email song multi task stupid nbinder slow down comprehend reading goes quickly

Official transcript

Alice enters Bob's office and asks, "Bob, can I have your revenue projections?"

Bob replies, "No. I'm reading my e-mail. I can't do two things at once."

Bob turns and says, "But I offer you this song instead."

Bob dances and sings, "Ooh-waa-waa! I'm single-task Bob. I'm single-task Bob."

Bob continues dancing and singing, "I can't multitask. I can only do one job."

Alice yells, "Just give me the stupid binder that on your desk!!"

Bob sits back down with his arms on his hips and says, "Sure. And I guess my e- mail can just read itself, right?"

Once Alice leaves, Bob says to himself, "Reading goes quickly when you don't slow down to comprehend."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BOB, CAN I HAVE YOUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS?

NO. I'M READING MY EMAIL. I CANT DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE.

BUT I OFFER YOU THIS SONG INSTEAD.

OOH-WAA-WAA!

SA I'M SINGLE-TASK BOB I'M SINGLE-TASK BOB I CAN'T MULTITASK I ONLY DO ONE JOB JUST GIVE ME THE STUPID BINDER THAT'S ON YOUR DESK!!

SURE. AND I GUESS MY EMAIL CAN JUST READ ITSELF, RIGHT?

READING GOES QUICKLY WHEN YOU DON'T SLOW DOWN TO COMPREHEND.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Multitasking"

Summary:

The comic strip, titled "Multitasking," revolves around Bob's attempt to multitask while reading an email. The scene unfolds in the office, where Bob is seated at his desk, surrounded by his coworkers.

Key Scenes:

• Bob requests his coworker's revenue projections.
• His coworker informs him that she is unable to perform two tasks simultaneously, including reading her email.
• Bob offers to read the email for her instead.
• Bob begins singing a song, claiming that he can multitask and only perform one job.
• His coworker expresses frustration, stating that she cannot give him the stupid binder that is on her desk.
• Bob responds by asking if he can guess her email password, suggesting that he can read it himself.
• Bob's coworker becomes angry, prompting him to apologize and explain that reading goes quickly when you don't slow down to comprehend.

Themes:

• The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of multitasking and the importance of focusing on a single task.
• It also touches on the theme of office politics and the complexities of human interaction in a workplace setting.

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