Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th February 2009

Dilbert//7239, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 8th February 2009

Dilbert for Saturday 7th February 2009

Dilbert for Monday 9th February 2009

Tags

job orders leadership idiocy guessing confusion business

Official transcript

The boss says, "Dilbert, I need you to take over Carl's function."

The boss says, "He's already gone, but Ted can train you."

The boss says, "Ted was sometimes in the general vicinity when Carl did the function."

a cloud says, "Doom"

Ted says, "Try clicking the red...no, blue...no, red button."

Beep ted says, "Ooh, okay. I didn't expect that."

ted says, "Now you either have to erase all of the servers or activate the fire suppression system in the clean room."

Dilbert says, "What if I click 'Cancel'?"

Ted says, "That's what killed Carl."

Ted says, "Anyway, that's all I know. The rest is just common sense."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, I NEED YOU TO TAKE OVER CARL'S FUNCTION.

HE'S ALREADY GONE, BUT TED CAN TRAIN YOU.

TED WAS SOMETIMES IN THE GENERAL VICINITY WHEN CARL DID THE FUNCTION.

TRY CLICKING ON THE RED... NO, BLUE ... NO, RED BUTTON.

OOH. OKAY. I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT.

BEEP NOW YOU EITHER HAVE TO ERASE ALL OF THE SERVERS OR ACTIVATE THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN THE CLEAN ROOM.

WHAT IF I CLICK "CANCEL"?

DOOM THAT'S WHAT KILLED CARL.

INNOW! THE RESTIS JUST COMMON SENSE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in a newspaper.

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and black hair, in a series of nine panels. In the first panel, Dilbert is shown in an office, where he is told by his boss that he needs to take over Carl's function. In the second panel, Dilbert is shown in a meeting room, where he is told that he is already gone, but Ted can train him. In the third panel, Dilbert is shown in a conference room, where he is told that Ted was sometimes in the general vicinity when Carl did the function. In the fourth panel, Dilbert is shown in a cubicle, where he is told to try clicking on the red button. In the fifth panel, Dilbert is shown in a meeting room, where he is told that he didn't expect that. In the sixth panel, Dilbert is shown in a conference room, where he is told that now he either has to erase all of the servers or activate the fire suppression system in the clean room. In the seventh panel, Dilbert is shown in a cubicle, where he is told that what if he clicks "cancel". In the eighth panel, Dilbert is shown in a meeting room, where he is told that that's what killed Carl. In the ninth panel, Dilbert is shown in a cubicle, where he is told that anyway, that's all he knows, the rest is just common sense.

Key Points:

Dilbert is told to take over Carl's function.
He is told that Ted can train him.
He is told to try clicking on the red button.
He is told that he didn't expect that.
He is told that he either has to erase all of the servers or activate the fire suppression system in the clean room.
He is told that what if he clicks "cancel".
He is told that that's what killed Carl.
He is told that anyway, that's all he knows, the rest is just common sense.

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous take on the challenges of working in a corporate environment. It pokes fun at the bureaucracy and red tape that can make it difficult for employees to do their jobs effectively. The strip also highlights the absurdity of some of the tasks that employees are asked to perform, such as trying to click on a red button to fix a problem. Overall, the comic strip is a lighthearted and entertaining way to poke fun at the workplace.

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