Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd December 2005
Dilbert//6075, first published 21 years ago on Friday 2nd December 2005
Tags
hammerhead bob start butting into private lives sense annoyance
Official transcript
"Great. The only seat is next to Hammerhead Bob."
"I'm learning ESP so I can start butting into people's private thoughts."
"I sense annoyance, yet there seems to be no cause."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
GREAT. THE ONLY SEAT IS NEXT TO HAMMERHEAD BOB.
I'M LEARNING ESP SO I CAN START BUTTING INTO PEOPLE'S PRIVATE THOUGHTS.
I SENSE ANNOYANCE, YET THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CAUSE.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "ESP and Annoyance"
Summary:
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at a table with his colleagues. One of his coworkers, a woman with curly brown hair, mentions that the only empty seat is next to Hammerhead Bob. Dilbert expresses his desire to learn ESP (extrasensory perception) to avoid being annoyed by people's private thoughts. However, he soon realizes that there seems to be no cause for his annoyance, leading him to wonder if he has indeed developed ESP.
Key Elements:
- Dilbert's desire to learn ESP
- The empty seat next to Hammerhead Bob
- The woman's comment about the only empty seat being next to Hammerhead Bob
- Dilbert's realization that there seems to be no cause for his annoyance
- The possibility that Dilbert has developed ESP
Overall:
The comic strip humorously explores the idea of developing ESP and the potential consequences of being able to read people's thoughts. It pokes fun at the idea of trying to avoid annoyance by learning a new skill, only to find that it may not be as effective as expected.
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