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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th October 2016

Dilbert//10059, first published ten years ago on Saturday 29th October 2016

In Wrong Meeting


Tags

awkward, meeting, embarrassed, embarrassment, business


Official transcript

Dilbert: I just realized I'm in the wrong meeting. My best bet is to slowly sink below the table and slip away. Someday, when my grandkids ask what I did for a living, I'm going to say I was unemployed.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I JUST REALIZED IM IN THE WRONG MEETING.

MY BEST BET IS TO SLOWLY SINK BELOW THE TABLE AND SLIP AWAY.

SOMEDAY, WHEN MY GRANDKIDS ASK WHAT IM DOING TO SAY I WAS UNEMPLOYED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Unemployment Benefits"

Summary:

The comic strip features a man who mistakenly believes his best bet is to slowly sink below the table and slip away during a meeting. He is later informed that his grandkids will ask what he did for a living, prompting him to reveal that he was unemployed. The humor lies in the unexpected twist of the man's response, which is not what one would typically expect from someone in a meeting. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of people trying to avoid difficult conversations or situations, and the unexpected outcome of the man's actions.

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