Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 24th March 2005

Dilbert//5822, first published 21 years ago on Thursday 24th March 2005

Tags

software integration coworkers misundertsanding abuse insisting on defense what i think halluciante

Official transcript

"How can you think that the software integration project is a waste of time??!"

"I don't.' "But if history is my guide, you will abuse the next hour of my life by insisting that I defend your misunderstanding of what I think."
"So why do you think it's a wast eof time?"

"Do you mind if I work while yo uhallucinate?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW CAN YOU THINK THAT THE SOFTWARE INTEGRATION PROJECT IS A WASTE OF TIME??!

I DON T.

BUT IF HISTORY IS MY GUIDE, YOU WILL ABUSE THE NEXT HOUR OF MY LIFE BY INSISTING THAT I DEFEND YOUR MISUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT I THINK.

SO WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S A WASTE OF TIME?

DO YOU MIND IF I WORK WHILE YOU HALLUCINATE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Waste of Time"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head and a white shirt, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a woman, who is wearing a yellow dress and has black hair.

Dialogue:

• Woman: "How can you think that the software integration project is a waste of time?"
• Dilbert: "I don't."
• Woman: "But if history is my guide, you will abuse the next hour of my life by insisting that I defend your misunderstanding of what I think."
• Dilbert: "So why do you think it's a waste of time?"
• Woman: "Do you mind if I work while you hallucinate?"

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip lies in the absurdity of the situation and the exchange of witty remarks between the two characters. The woman's sarcastic comment about Dilbert's "hallucination" adds to the comedic effect. The strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees may feel frustrated with their tasks and colleagues, leading to humorous exchanges like this one.

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