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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 2nd February 2012

Dilbert//8328, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 2nd February 2012


Tags

automobile travel automobiles (cars) weather zero degrees icy roads coffee traffic guradrail 3 hours late


Official transcript

Boss: You're just now getting here? Wally: It's zero degrees and the roads are all ice. I drank six cups of coffee before leaving the house and sat in traffic for two hours. Boss: You're three hours late. Wally: I spent the last hour stuck to a guardrail.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU'RE JUST GETTING HERE?

IT'S ZERO DEGREES AND THE ROADS ARE ALL ICE.

I DRANK SIX CUPS OF COFFEE BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE AND SAT IN TRAFFIC FOR TWO HOURS YOU'RE THREE HOURS LATE.

I SPENT THE LAST HOUR STUCK TO A GUARDRAIL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Perils of Procrastination"

Summary:

  • The comic strip depicts a conversation between two men, with the first man asking the second if he's just getting there.
  • The second man responds that it's zero degrees and the roads are all ice, implying that he's been driving for an extended period.
  • However, he reveals that he drank six cups of coffee before leaving the house and sat in traffic for two hours, suggesting that he's been procrastinating and is now running late.
  • The punchline is that he's only three hours late, which is a relatively minor delay given the circumstances.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of procrastination and the consequences that can arise from it.

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