Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 1st November 2014

Dilbert//9331, first published twelve years ago on Saturday 1st November 2014

Tags

cell phones, distraction, frustration, multitasking, phone, smart phones, playing, karma, wishing death

Official transcript

Dilbert: I would like to thank each of you for playing with your phones and not listening to a word I said all meeting. I hope karma is a real thing and frozen lavatory debris from airplanes kills each of you. Alice: What was he going on about? Wally: Beats me. I'm not much of a multitasker.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR PLAYING WITH YOUR PHONES AND NOT LISTENING TO A WORD I SAID ALL MEETING.

I HOPE KARMA IS A REAL THING AND FROZEN LAVATORY DEBRIS FROM AIRPLANES KILLS EACH OF YOU.

WHAT WAS HE GOING ON ABOUT?

BEATS ME.

IM NOT MUCH OF A MULTI- TASKER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Karma's a Lavatory Debris"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around the concept of karma and its consequences. The story unfolds as follows:

• The boss, Dilbert, expresses gratitude to his employees for not interrupting during a meeting, implying that they have learned to respect his time.
• However, he reveals that he hopes karma will be a real thing and that frozen lavatory debris from airplanes will kill each of them, suggesting that he is not interested in multitasking.
• The employees are shocked and offended by this statement, with one of them asking what he was going on about and another expressing their disapproval of his comment.
• The boss responds by saying that he beats himself, implying that he is not much of a multi-tasker, and that he is only capable of focusing on one thing at a time.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of karma and the consequences of one's actions, while also highlighting the importance of respecting others' time and attention.

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