Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th April 2014

Dilbert//9136, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 20th April 2014

Tags

cleaning, engineers, coal break room, highest priority, mold grow, mutating bacteria, rapidly eveolved, sentient being, fueled by lunch, learned languages, job in hr, plans on firing, inappropriate websites

Official transcript

Tina: You need to clean the break room refrigerator more often. Wally: We're engineers. We only do the highest priority tasks. Tina: Mold started to grow in there. Wally: That's no big deal. Tina: Bacteria caused the mold to mutate. Wally: So what? Tina: It rapidly evolved into a sentient being fueled by forgotten lunches. Then it learned language skills and got a job in Human Resources. It plans to frame you for viewing inappropriate websites at work and then fire you. Wally: This sort of thing usually works itself out.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED TO CLEAN THE BREAK ROOM REFRIGERATOR MORE OFTEN.

WE'RE ENGINEERS.

WE ONLY DO THE HIGHEST PRIORITY TASKS MOLD STARTED TO GROW IN THERE.

THAT'S NO BIG DEAL.

BACTERIA CAUSED THE MOLD TO MUTATE.

50 WHAT?

IT RAPIDLY EVOLVED INTO A SENTIENT BEING FUELED BY FORGOTTEN LUNCHES.

THEN IT LEARNED LANGUAGE SKILLS AND GOT A JOB IN HUMAN RESOURCES.

IT PLANS TO FRAME YOU FOR VIEWING IRATES AF LADEN AND - SITES AT WORK AND THEN FIRE YOU.

THIS SORT OF THING USUALLY WORKS ITSELF OUT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Mold Growth"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2004, revolves around a conversation between Dilbert and his boss. The exchange begins with Dilbert's request to clean the break room refrigerator more frequently, as it is often dirty. His boss responds by stating that they are engineers, not janitors, and that their priority is to do the highest tasks. Dilbert then asks if they can mold started to grow in there, to which his boss replies that it's no big deal.

However, the conversation takes a turn when Dilbert reveals that the mold has evolved into a sentient being fueled by forgotten lunches. The boss is shocked and learns language skills, gets a job in human resources, and plans to frame Dilbert for viewing inappropriate websites at work and then fire him. The strip concludes with the mold, now a human, working itself out of a job.

Key Points:

• Dilbert requests that the break room refrigerator be cleaned more frequently.
• The boss responds that they are engineers and not janitors, prioritizing high tasks.
• Dilbert asks if mold has started to grow in the refrigerator, which the boss downplays.
• The mold evolves into a sentient being fueled by forgotten lunches.
• The mold learns language skills, gets a job in human resources, and frames Dilbert for viewing inappropriate websites at work.
• The strip ends with the mold working itself out of a job.

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