Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 10th February 2009

Dilbert//7241, first published seventeen years ago on Tuesday 10th February 2009

Tags

job excuses argument depressed conversation business

Official transcript

Dilbert works in collections Customer says, "My wife left me, my truck caught on fire, and all of my organs are failing."

Dilbert says, "I work in a collections department."

Customer says, "You win."

Dilbert says, "Winning isn't what it used to be."

a voice yells, "Your five minute break is over!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS MY WIFE LEFT ME, MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND ALL OF MY ORGANS ARE FAILING.

I WORK IN A COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

YOU WIN.

WINNING ISN T WHAT IT USED TO BE.

YOUR FIVE- MINUTE BREAK IS OVER!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Winning Isn't What It Used To Be"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head and a white shirt, sitting at his desk in a beige office. He is engaged in a phone conversation with a woman, who is speaking to him from a computer screen.

Panel 1:

• Dilbert's wife has left him, his truck has caught on fire, and all of his organs are failing.
• He is speaking to someone on the phone, saying "My wife left me, my truck caught on fire, and all of my organs are failing."

Panel 2:

• Dilbert is now speaking to a man in a white shirt, saying "I work in a collections department. You win."
• The man is holding a red object, possibly a phone or a device.

Panel 3:

• A woman is standing next to Dilbert, holding a yellow object, possibly a phone or a device.
• She says "Winning isn't what it used to be. Your five-minute break is over!"
• Dilbert looks disappointed and frustrated.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of "winning" and the concept of a five-minute break. It suggests that even in a mundane office setting, there can be unexpected twists and turns that can disrupt one's sense of accomplishment or relaxation. The use of humor and satire adds to the strip's lighthearted and entertaining tone.

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