Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 8th April 2011

Dilbert//8028, first published fifteen years ago on Friday 8th April 2011

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cartoonists ventriloquism writing hand puppet data overload ridiculous poorly written story case closed

Official transcript

Police says, "We have a report of a pointy-haired boss being stunned by data overload, stuffed, and used as a hand puppet."

Alice says, "That's ridiculous. It sounds like the plot of a poorly written story arc."

Police says, "It sounds poorly drawn too."

Alice says, "Case closed, right?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE HAVE A REPORT OF A POINTY-HAIRED BOSS BEING STUNNED BY DATA OVERLOAD, STUFFED, AND USED AS A HAND PUPPET.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PLOT OF A POORLY WRITTEN STORY ARC.

IT SOUNDS POORLY DRAWN TOO.

CASE CLOSED, RIGHT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "A Poorly Written Story Arc" and features a conversation between a boss and an employee.

The Scene

• The boss is reporting on a "pointy-haired boss" who has been "stunned by data overload, stuffed, and used as a hand puppet."
• The employee responds with skepticism, saying that the report sounds like "the plot of a poorly written story arc."

The Twist

• The boss reveals that the report is indeed based on a poorly written story arc.
• The employee is surprised and asks if the case is closed.
• The boss responds, "Right?"

The Humor

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a poorly written story arc being used as a basis for a report.
• The use of a hand puppet as a prop adds to the absurdity of the situation.
• The punchline about the case being closed is a clever play on words, as it implies that the report is so ridiculous that it doesn't even need to be investigated further.

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