Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th November 2009

Dilbert//7512, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 8th November 2009

Tags

talking telling story interrupted annoyed berating angry hijacked criticism ridicule ignoring

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "And then Ted said he'd?"

Man says, "Ho ho! I've seen that a million times!"

Man says, "At my old job we used to make cricket noises whenever our manager was approaching."

Man says, "But that doesn't mean you should cut corners when it comes to quality."

Dilbert says, "You're hijacking our conversation!"

Man says, "I'm adding value."

Dilbert says, "You don't even know what we were talking about."

Wally says, "Apparently you have a social disorder that compes you to insert irrelevant stories and trite observations into other people's conversations."

Wally says, "I assume part of the disorder involves not being able to recognize it in yourself."

Dilbert says, "I wonder if he can hear us."

Man says, "Did I tell you about my camping trip?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AND THEN TED SAID HED...

HO HO!

I'VE SEEN THAT A MILLION TIMES!

AT MY OLD JOB WE USED TO MAKE CRICKET NOISES WHENEVER OUR MANAGER WAS APPROACHING.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD CUT CORNERS WHEN IT COMES TO QUALITY.

YOU'RE HIJACKING OUR CONVERSATION!

I'M ADDING VALUE.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

APPARENTLY YOU HAVE A SOCIAL DISORDER THAT COMPELS YOU TO INSERT IRRELEVANT STORIES AND TRITE OBSERVATIONS INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S CONVERSATIONS.

I ASSUME PART OF THE DISORDER INVOLVES NOT BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE IT IN YOURSELF.

I WONDER IF HE CAN HEAR US.

DID I TELL YOU ABOUT MY CAMPING TRIP?

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