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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 1st July 2011

Dilbert//8112, first published fifteen years ago on Friday 1st July 2011


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anger marriage fist of work feel the wrath totally legal eye canons single higher setting politically incorrect relationships


Official transcript

Alice: I have been informed that it is politically incorrect to use my fist of death at work. So fell the wrath of my totally legal eye cannons! Noise: Budddabudda!! Asok: Gaa!! Alice: Oops. I didn't know you were single. Married guys can take a higher setting.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT IS POLITICALLY INCORRECT TO USE MY FIST OF DEATH AT WORK.

SO FEEL THE WRATH OF MY TOTALLY LEGAL EYE CANNONS!

BUDDABUDDA!!!

GAAA!!!

OOPS. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE SINGLE.

MARRIED GUYS CAN TAKE A HIGHER SETTING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Eye of the Beholder"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2011, features a woman named Alice who has been informed that using her fist of death at work is politically incorrect. She is then shown using her fist of death on a coworker, who is subsequently injured and hospitalized. The strip ends with Alice expressing surprise that she didn't know she was single, as married guys can take a higher setting.

Key Elements:

  • Alice's use of her fist of death at work
  • The coworker's injury and hospitalization
  • Alice's surprise at being single
  • The implication that married guys can take a higher setting

Humor:

The comic strip uses humor to poke fun at the idea of using violence in the workplace and the absurdity of the situation. The use of the phrase "fist of death" and the exaggeration of the coworker's injury add to the comedic effect. Overall, the strip provides a lighthearted commentary on the challenges of working in a modern office environment.

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