Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 10th September 2004

Dilbert//5627, first published 22 years ago on Friday 10th September 2004

Tags

social situtaion ambiguous tight lipped smile look away

Official transcript

"Uh-oh. It's a gray area social situation."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

UH-OH, IT'S A GRAY AREA SOCIAL SIT- VATION.

DO I KNOW THIS GUY WELL ENOUGH TO SAY HI, OR DO I LOOK AWAY?

SO I WENT WITH AN AMBIGUOUS TIGHTLIPPED SMILE THAT COULD BE CONFUSED WITH A STOMACH ACHE.

YOUR STORIES SUCK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Social Situations"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, standing in a gray area social situation. He is accompanied by a man holding a coffee cup, who asks if Dilbert knows the man well enough to say hello or look away. Dilbert responds by saying he went with an ambiguous tight-lipped smile that could be confused with a stomach ache. The man holding the coffee cup then asks Dilbert's stories, prompting Dilbert to exclaim, "Your stories suck." The comic strip humorously portrays the challenges of navigating social situations and the awkwardness that can arise when interacting with others.

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