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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 2nd May 2016

Dilbert//9879, first published ten years ago on Monday 2nd May 2016

Do Not Talk To Ted


Tags

secret, keeping secrets, deception


Official transcript

Boss: Don't talk to Ted until I have time to tell him I cut his project. Dilbert: When will that be? Boss: I don't know. My European vacation starts tomorrow. Ted: Do you have ten seconds to talk? Dilbert: Check back in fifteen days.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

DONT TALK TO TED UNTIL I HAVE TIME TO TELL HIM I CUT HIS PROJECT.

WHEN WILL THAT BE?

I DON'T KNOW. MY EUROPEAN VACATION STARTS TOMORROW.

DO YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO TALK?

CHECK BACK IN FIFTEEN DAYS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Vacation Plans"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, engaged in a conversation with his coworker, Ted. The conversation revolves around Ted's European vacation, which is scheduled to commence the following day.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert asks Ted when his vacation will start.
  • Ted responds that he doesn't know and that his European vacation begins the next day.
  • Dilbert inquires about the duration of Ted's vacation.
  • Ted reveals that he will be away for fifteen days.
  • Dilbert expresses surprise at the length of Ted's absence and asks if he has ten seconds to talk.
  • Ted agrees, and Dilbert proceeds to discuss his project with him.

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