Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 6th August 2010

Dilbert//7783, first published sixteen years ago on Friday 6th August 2010

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meeting introduce ellen useless annoyed waste protein network business

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "?And this is Ellen. She has no legitimate reason for attending this meeting."

Dilbert says, "I assume she's just nosey, or maybe it's a newworking sort of thing."

Dilbert says, "And this guy is a total waste of protein."

Ellen says, "Maybe next time we should introduce ourselves."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AND THIS IS ELLEN. SHE HAS NO LEGITIMATE REASON FOR ATTENDING THIS MEETING.

I ASSUME SHE'S JUST NOSEY, OR MAYBE IT'S A NETWORKING SORT OF THING.

AND THIS GUY IS A TOTAL WASTE OF PROTEIN.

MAYBE NEXT TIME WE SHOULD INTRODUCE OURSELVES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Networking"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where the attendees are discussing the purpose of a woman named Ellen's attendance. The conversation is humorous, with one character suggesting that Ellen's presence is unnecessary due to her lack of legitimate reasons for attending. Another character jokes that Ellen's presence is a "total waste of protein," implying that she is not contributing anything valuable to the meeting.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of people attending meetings without a clear purpose or contribution, highlighting the absurdity of such situations. It also touches on the idea that some individuals may be more interested in socializing or networking than in actually accomplishing anything meaningful. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the quirks and inefficiencies of modern office life.

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