Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd September 2012

Dilbert//8562, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 23rd September 2012

Tags

suspicion decisons office options blame later evil record on phone

Official transcript

Dilbert: I need a decision of this by end of business today. Boss: Which option do you recommend? Dilbert: Nice try, but I'm not falling for it. You're trying to set me up to take the blame later. I want to hear you make a decision, and I'm going to record it on my phone so you don't later deny it. Talk, you evil monster! Talk! All I know for sure is that the other approach wasn't going to work either.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED A DECISION ON THIS BY END OF BUSINESS TODAY.

WHICH OPTION DO YOU RECOMMEND?

NICE TRY, BUT I'M NOT FALLING FOR IT.

YOU'RE TRYING TO SET ME UP TO TAKE THE BLAME LATER.

I WANT TO HEAR YOU MAKE A DECISION, AND I'M GOING TO RECORD IT ON MY PHONE SO YOU DON'T LATER DENY IT.

TALK, YOU EVIL MONSTER! TALK!

ALL I KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT THE OTHER APPROACH WASN'T GOING TO WORK EITHER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Evil Monster Talk"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, who is depicted in various panels engaging in a conversation with another character.

• Panel 1: Dilbert is shown holding a speech bubble that reads, "I need a decision on this by the end of business today."
• Panel 2: The other character responds with, "Which option do you recommend?"
• Panel 3: Dilbert's response is, "Nice try, but I'm not falling for it."
• Panel 4: The other character says, "You're trying to set me up to take the blame later."
• Panel 5: Dilbert's reply is, "I want to hear you make a decision, and I'm going to record it on my phone so you don't later deny it."
• Panel 6: The other character retorts, "Talk, you evil monster, talk!"
• Panel 7: Dilbert's response is, "All I know for sure is that the other approach wasn't going to work either."

The comic strip showcases Dilbert's determination to obtain a decision from the other character, while also highlighting the tension and conflict between them.

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