Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th October 2003

Dilbert//5311, first published 23 years ago on Thursday 30th October 2003

Tags

emailed breakdown format unspoken shining prefernces mpiness abyss

Official transcript

"I e-mailed you the expense breakdown. I need you to fix the format and send it out."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I EMAILED YOU THE EXPENSE BREAKDOWN.

I NEED YOU TO FIX THE FORMAT AND SEND IT OUT.

I WILL NOW READ YOUR MIND TO GET THE UNSPOKEN, EVER- SHIFTING PREFERENCES FOR THE FORMAT.

I SEE NOTHING EMPTINESS.

THE ABYSS.

ADD A CHART.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Chart of the Abyss"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between an employee and their manager. The employee is tasked with fixing an expense breakdown format and sending it out. However, the manager's request is met with skepticism, as the employee believes the manager is asking them to create an impossible task.

Key Points:

• The employee is asked to fix the expense breakdown format and send it out.
• The manager requests that the employee add a chart to the format.
• The employee is skeptical of the manager's request, believing it to be an impossible task.
• The employee compares the task to "nothing emptiness... the abyss..." and suggests adding a chart to the format.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of creating an unspoken, ever-shifting preferences chart for the format.

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