Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 10th January 2012

Dilbert//8305, first published fourteen years ago on Tuesday 10th January 2012

Tags

competition (psychology) fish & aquatic mammals complaints shark doplphon robot patrol waters

Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Roboshark

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M HEARING SOME COMPLAINTS THAT YOU BUILT A ROBOT SHARK TO PATROL THE SO-CALLED TERRITORIAL WATERS AROUND YOUR CUBICLE.

IT'S A ROBOT DOLPHIN.

I CAN SEE HOW PEOPLE MIGHT BE CONFUSED.

I NEED YOU TO SMILE MORE.

WHATEVER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Terrible Idea"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with dark hair, sitting at his desk in a cubicle. His co-worker, Wally, is wearing a pink shirt and has a distinctive hairstyle resembling a cloud. Wally is speaking to Dilbert, saying:

"I'm hearing some complaints that you built a robot shark to patrol the so-called 'terri-torial waters' around your cubicle."

Dilbert responds:

"It's a robot dolphin. I can see how people might be confused."

Wally retorts:

"I need you to smile more."

The conversation is interrupted by the arrival of a robot dolphin, which is depicted as a white, robotic creature with a dolphin-like head. The robot dolphin is shown sitting on a chair in the cubicle, looking at Dilbert with a stern expression.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a robot dolphin being used as a patrol device, and the absurdity of Wally's request for Dilbert to smile more. The image is a humorous commentary on the quirks of office life and the sometimes illogical demands made by coworkers.

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