Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 8th December 2011

Dilbert//8272, first published fifteen years ago on Thursday 8th December 2011

Tags

conversation internet & world wide web seattle quick meeting stone age tribe skype never used why fly telecommunte airplane

Official transcript

Boss: I need you to fly to Seattle for a quick meeting. Dilbert: Will I be meeting with a newly discovered Stone Age tribe that has never used Skype? Boss: No. Dilbert: Then I'm totally confused.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED YOU TO FLY TO SEATTLE FOR A QUICK MEETING.

WILL I BE MEETING WITH A NEWLY DISCOVERED STONE AGE TRIBE THAT HAS NEVER USED SKYPE?

NO.

THEN I'M TOTALLY CONFUSED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Skype-Free Meeting"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a boss and an employee. The boss asks the employee to fly to Seattle for a quick meeting, but the employee requests a meeting with a newly discovered Stone Age tribe that has never used Skype. The boss is confused by the request, and the employee responds with "NO." The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using ancient technology to communicate with ancient people.

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