Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd November 2014

Dilbert//9332, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 2nd November 2014

Tags

obliviousness, time management, touch, touching, touching paper, turn off phone, ignore email, one touch, salad tongs, on etouch, interupted

Official transcript

Boss: The key to good time management is touching each piece of paper once. If I can only touch it once, I'd better do it right. I'll need to make sure I don't get interrupted after the first touch.Turn off my phone, close my door, and ignore email. Okay, here goes one touch. Ugh. This will take an hour and I only have ten minutes. Make a copy, throw away the original, and don't let me touch the copy until I have an hour in my schedule. I wonder if I'm allowed to use salad tongs.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE KEY TO GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT IS TOUCHING EACH PIECE OF PAPER ONCE.

IF I CAN ONLY TOUCH IT ONCE, I'D BETTER DO IT RIGHT.

I'LL NEED TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GET INTERRUPTED AFTER THE FIRST TOUCH.

TURN OFF MY PHONE, CLOSE MY DOOR, AND IGNORE EMAIL.

OKAY, HERE GOES ONE TOUCH.

UGH. THIS WILL TAKE AN HOUR AND I ONLY HAVE TEN MINUTES.

MAKE A COPY, THROW AWAY THE ORIGINAL, AND DON'T LET ME TOUCH THE COPY UNTIL I HAVE AN HOUR IN MY SCHEDULE.

I WONDER IF I'M ALLOWED TO USE SALAD TONGS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Touching the Paper"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert's boss emphasizing the importance of only touching each piece of paper once. Dilbert is tasked with making a copy of an original document, but is instructed to throw away the original and not let him touch the copy until he has an hour in his schedule.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of office procedures and the frustration that can come with following them. It pokes fun at the idea that some tasks are so mundane and time-consuming that they become a source of humor.

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