Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th February 2016
Dilbert//9794, first published ten years ago on Sunday 7th February 2016
Tags
demands, bosses, unrealistic, frustration, outburst, catch-22, travel, air travel
Official transcript
Boss: Carol, move my flight one hour earlier Friday. Carol: Do you have any idea how hard that would be? I know it sounds easy, but it won't be. Not at this late date. Not with all your pickiness. When I fail, you will think I didn't look hard enough for a new flight. I can't prove a negative, so I will forever suffer your disdain. My career is ruined. Boss: Never mind! Forget it! Why is it so hard to ask you to do anything? Carol: I've been telling people you're stupid, but I'm open to other theories.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
CAROL, MOVE MY FLIGHT ONE HOUR EARLIER FRIDAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD THAT WOULD BE?
I KNOW IT SOUNDS EASY, BUT IT WONT BE. NOT AT THIS LATE DATE. NOT WITH ALL YOUR PICKINESS.
WHEN I FAIL, YOU WILL THINK I DIDNT LOOK HARD ENOUGH FOR A NEW FLIGHT.
I CAN'T PROVE A NEGATIVE, SO I WILL FOREVER SUFFER YOUR DISDAIN.
MY CAREER IS RUINED.
NEVER MIND!
FORGET IT!
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO ASK YOU TO DO ANYTHING?
IVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE YOU'RE STUPID, BUT IM OPEN TO OTHER THEORIES.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Flight Delayed Again"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 2018, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, in a series of panels that illustrate his frustration with a delayed flight. The story begins with Dilbert arriving at the airport and asking Carol, the flight attendant, if she has any idea how hard it would be to move his flight one hour earlier on Friday. Carol responds that she cannot prove a negative, and Dilbert retorts that she will forever suffer his disdain.
As the conversation progresses, Dilbert becomes increasingly agitated, asking Carol if she has any idea how hard it would be to move his flight. Carol explains that it won't be easy, but it won't be with all her pickiness. Dilbert then asks why it's so hard to ask her to do anything, and Carol responds that she's been telling people she's stupid, but she's open to other theories.
The comic strip ends with Dilbert storming off, leaving Carol to wonder why it's so hard to ask her to do anything. Throughout the conversation, Dilbert's frustration and anger are palpable, while Carol remains calm and collected, despite Dilbert's insults. The comic strip pokes fun at the common experience of dealing with flight delays and the challenges of working with difficult customers.
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