Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 25th October 2005

Dilbert//6037, first published 21 years ago on Tuesday 25th October 2005

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specter of unpaid overtime guide you shadowy region neither life or death apparition ghost

Official transcript

"I am the Specter of Unpaid Overtime."

"I will guide you to the shadowy region that is neither life nor death. It is existence without meaning."

"Where is this awful place?"

"Right here. And if any sticky notes fall on the floor, I'll rake 'em up."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I AM THE SPECTER OF UNPAID OVERTIME.

I WILL GUIDE YOU TO THE SHADOWY REGION THAT IS NEITHER LIFE NOR DEATH. IT IS EXISTENCE WITHOUT MEANING.

WHERE IS THIS AWFUL PLACE?

RIGHT HERE.

AND IF ANY STICKY NOTES FALL ON THE FLOOR, I'LL RAKE 'EM UP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Specter of Unpaid Overtime"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a white shirt and black tie, standing in front of a computer screen. He is visited by a mysterious figure, clad in a yellow hooded cloak, who claims to be the "Specter of Unpaid Overtime." The specter warns Dilbert that he will guide him to the "shadowy region that is neither life nor death, where existence without meaning is the norm."

Dilbert responds with skepticism, asking where this "awful place" is located. The specter replies that it is right there, on the floor, where any sticky notes that fall will "rake 'em up." The comic strip pokes fun at the monotony of office work and the feeling of being trapped in a never-ending cycle of drudgery.

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