Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th April 2006
Dilbert//6210, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 16th April 2006
Tags
broken chair extra one guest chair unstable broken chairs upside down
Official transcript
"My chair is broken. May I use your extra one?"
"I don't have an extra chair."
"Sure you do. It's right there."
"That's not an extra chair. It's my guest chair."
"Okay, whatever. The point is that the base broke off of my chair."
"I can't sit on a chair that has no wheel base. It's unstable."
"Stop being a baby. Just turn your chair upside-down and it will be totally stable."
"When did your chair break?"
"Last spring. You get used to it."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
MY CHAIR IS BROKEN. MAY I USE YOUR EXTRA ONE?
I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA CHAIR.
SURE YOU DO.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S NOT AN EXTRA CHAIR. IT'S MY GUEST CHAIR.
OKAY, WHATEVER.
THE POINT IS THAT THE BASE BROKE OFF OF MY CHAIR.
I CAN'T SIT ON A CHAIR THAT HAS NO WHEEL BASE.
IT'S UNSTABLE.
STOP BEING A BABY.
JUST TURN YOUR CHAIR UPSIDE-DOWN AND IT WILL BE TOTALLY STABLE.
WHEN DID YOUR CHAIR BREAK?
LAST SPRING.
YOU GET USED TO IT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Extra Chair"
Summary:
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, in various scenarios. The strip is divided into nine panels, each with a caption and a drawing.
Panel 1: Dilbert approaches his boss, who is sitting in a chair, and says, "My chair is broken. May I use your extra one?"
Panel 2: The boss responds, "I don't have an extra chair."
Panel 3: Dilbert asks, "Sure you do. It's right there."
Panel 4: The boss points to a chair and says, "That's not an extra chair. It's my guest chair."
Panel 5: Dilbert asks, "Okay, whatever. The point is that the base broke off of my chair."
Panel 6: The boss replies, "I can't sit on a chair that has no wheel base. It's unstable."
Panel 7: Dilbert says, "Stop being a baby. Just turn your chair upside-down and it will be totally stable."
Panel 8: The boss asks, "When did your chair break?"
Panel 9: Dilbert responds, "Last spring. You get used to it."
The comic strip humorously portrays Dilbert's attempts to find a replacement for his broken chair and his boss's unhelpful responses.
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