Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd October 2009

Dilbert//7475, first published seventeen years ago on Friday 2nd October 2009

Tags

orders job elbonia training lonely uncomfortable business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "I need you to go to Elbonia and do some hand-holding while they cut over to the new system."

Dilbert says, "Because they?re incompitent?"

The boss says, "And lonely."

Dilbert says, "I'm not comfortable with this."

Elbonian says, "Mud wine?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED YOU TO GO TO ELBONIA AND DO SOME HAND-HOLDING WHILE THEY CUT OVER TO THE NEW SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY'RE INCOMPETENT?

AND LONELY.

IM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS.

MUD WINE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Elbonia's Lonely Incompetent"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, in a humorous exchange with his boss. The boss requests Dilbert to travel to Elbonia and implement a new system, but Dilbert is hesitant due to the country's reputation for incompetence and loneliness.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's reluctance to travel to Elbonia
• The boss's persistence in sending Dilbert on the mission
• Dilbert's concern about the country's incompetence and loneliness
• The boss's response, suggesting that Dilbert is not comfortable with the situation

Humor:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of sending an incompetent person to a country known for its incompetence, highlighting the absurdity of the situation. The humor is further enhanced by Dilbert's deadpan reactions and the boss's obliviousness to the potential consequences of his actions.

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