Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 20th January 2010

Dilbert//7585, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 20th January 2010

Tags

e-mail crossed arms angry happy concise

Official transcript

Tina says, "Your e-mail was rather brusque."

Dilbert says, "You mean concise."

Tina says, "You owe me an apology."

Dilbert says, "I'm sorry that you don't know what brevity looks like."

Tina says, "You're making it worse!"

Dilbert says, "Then why am I so happy?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR EMAIL WAS RATHER BRUSQUE.

YOU MEAN CONCISE.

YOU OWE ME AN APOLOGY.

I'M SORRY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT BREVITY LOOKS LIKE.

YOU'RE MAKING IT WORSE!

|// THEN WHY AM I SO HAPPY?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Brevity and Apology"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairdo, standing in front of a woman. He begins by stating, "Your e-mail was rather brusque." The woman responds with a concise apology, "You owe me an apology." Dilbert, however, is puzzled and asks, "I'm sorry that you don't know what brevity looks like."

The conversation continues with the woman inquiring about Dilbert's happiness, to which he replies, "Then why am I so happy?" The strip concludes with the woman expressing her surprise at Dilbert's apparent joy despite her brief apology.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's initial criticism of the woman's email tone
• The woman's concise apology and subsequent confusion
• Dilbert's misunderstanding of brevity
• The woman's inquiry about Dilbert's happiness
• Dilbert's response and the strip's humorous conclusion

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