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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 25th March 2014

Dilbert//9110, first published twelve years ago on Tuesday 25th March 2014


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boredom conversation plantkiller data kill plants office plants


Official transcript

Alice: Hey, plantkiller, do you have the ata I asked for? Coworker: Plantkiller? Who calls me that? Alice: Everyone does. Your stories are so boring that you kill all office plants within earshot. Give me a hand signal when you're done. Coworker: This reminds me of the time I took the stairs.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

HEY, PLANTKILLER, DO YOU HAVE THE DATA I ASKED FOR?

PLANTKILLER?

WHO CALLS ME THAT?

EVERYONE DOES.

YOUR STORIES ARE SO BORING THAT YOU KILL ALL OFFICE PLANTS WITHIN EARSHOT.

GIVE ME A HAND SIGNAL WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

THIS REMINDS ME OF THE TIME I TOOK THE STAIRS

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AI Analysis

Title: "Office Plants Under Attack"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a character from the popular comic strip series, in a humorous exchange with his coworker, Alice.
  • Dilbert asks Alice if she has the data he requested, and Alice responds by saying that everyone does, but her stories are so boring that she kills all the office plants within earshot.
  • Dilbert is amused by Alice's response and asks her to give him a hand signal when she's done, implying that he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of the plants.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of office politics and the ways in which people can be creative in their attempts to get rid of unwanted items or situations.

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