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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th May 2016

Dilbert//9882, first published ten years ago on Thursday 5th May 2016

Ted Knows That Dilbert Knows


Tags

advice, bad advice, secret, gratitude


Official transcript

Dilbert: Ted knows that I know something about his project. Now he won't stop hounding me. I don't know what to do. Wally: Try dousing him with coffee. Dilbert: Your advice is terrible. Wally: You're coming off as ungrateful.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

TED KNOWS THAT I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT HIS PROJECT.

NOW HE WON'T STOP HOUNDING ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

TRY DOUSING HIM WITH COFFEE.

YOUR ADVICE IS TERRIBLE.

YOU'RE COMING OFF AS UNGRATEFUL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Ungrateful Advice"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green shirt and red tie, engaging in a conversation with Ted, another bespectacled man wearing a red shirt and green tie. The exchange is as follows:

  • Dilbert: "Ted knows that I know something about his project. Now he won't stop hounding me."
  • Ted: "I don't know what to do."
  • Dilbert: "Try dousing him with coffee."
  • Ted: "Your advice is terrible."
  • Dilbert: "You're coming off as ungrateful."

The comic strip humorously portrays the challenges of providing unsolicited advice and the potential consequences of giving unhelpful suggestions.

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