Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 8th October 2012

Dilbert//8577, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 8th October 2012

Tags

conversation meetings sound of voice unspoken rules noise perfect storm

Official transcript

Coworker: I just realized I love the sound of my own voice! Ha ha! Thanks to the unspoken rules of meetings, I can enjoy the sound of myself as long as I want! Blah, blah, blah! Loud Howard: What's all that noise!? Topper: That's nothing! No one knew the perfect storm was approaching

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I JUST REALIZED I LOVE THE SOUND OF MY OWN VOICE!

HA HA! THANKS TO THE UNSPOKEN RULES OF MEETINGS, I CAN ENJOY THE SOUND OF MYSELF AS LONG AS I WANT! BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!

NO ONE KNEW THE PERFECT STORM WAS APPROACHING WHAT'S ALL THAT NOISE!?

THAT'S NOTHING!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Perfect Storm of Meetings"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where attendees are asked to enjoy the sound of their own voice, as the rules of meetings dictate. However, the speaker is interrupted by a coworker who asks what's all the noise about, to which the speaker responds that nothing is happening. The punchline lies in the fact that the speaker is actually speaking into a megaphone, which is the source of the noise. The humor comes from the unexpected twist and the absurdity of the situation.

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