Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th June 2009

Dilbert//7358, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 7th June 2009

Tags

walking talking confused analyzing worried panic injury sports

Official transcript

The boss says, "I can't understand why?"

Dilbert says, "Why did you suddenly stop talking?"

Dilbert says, "Oh no?this can't be good."

Dilbert says, "Gaaa!!!! Now you're not making eye contact with me!"

Dilbert says, "Layoffs are coming! I must be on the list!"

Dilbert thinks, "My only hope is to injure myself and go on disability so he can't legally fire me."

Dilbert says, "Ow! Ow! Ow!"

The Boss says, "Anyway, as I was saying I can't figure out why so many employees are injured."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY...

WHY DID YOU SUDDENLY STOP TALKING?

OH NO. .. THIS CAN'T BE GOOD GAAA!!!

NOW YOU'RE NOT MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH ME!

LAYOFFS ARE COMING!

I MUST BE ON THE LIST!

MY ONLY HOPE IS TO INJURE MYSELF AND GO ON DISABILITY SO HE CAN'T LEGALLY FIRE ME.

OW!

OW!

OW!

ANYWAY, AS I WAS SAYING, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY SO MANY EMPLOYEES ARE INJURED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Layoffs"

Summary:

The comic strip, titled "Layoffs," depicts a scene where Dilbert's boss informs him that he will be laid off. The boss's speech is interrupted by Dilbert's cat, who suddenly appears and chases the boss out of the room. The cat then turns to Dilbert and says, "Gaaa!! Now you're not making eye contact with me!" Dilbert is shocked and confused by the cat's behavior, but the cat's words suggest that it may have been trying to protect Dilbert from the layoff announcement.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's boss informs him that he will be laid off.
• The cat suddenly appears and chases the boss out of the room.
• The cat tells Dilbert, "Gaaa!! Now you're not making eye contact with me!"
• Dilbert is shocked and confused by the cat's behavior.
• The cat's words suggest that it may have been trying to protect Dilbert from the layoff announcement.

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