Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 24th November 2016

Dilbert//10085, first published ten years ago on Thursday 24th November 2016

Food Poisoning On Trip

Tags

misery, suffering, travel, health, work

Official transcript

Boss: How'd your business trip to Elbonia go? Dilbert: Not so good. I got food poisoning and spent two days in a fetal position praying for death. Boss: It must feel good to be back. Dilbert: It's closer to a tie than you'd think.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW'D YOUR BUSINESS TRIP TO ELBONIA GO?

NOT SO GOOD.

I GOT FOOD POISONING AND SPENT TWO DAYS IN A FETAL POSITION PRAYING FOR DEATH.

IT MUST FEEL GOOD TO BE BACK.

IT'S CLOSER TO A TIE THAN YOU'D THINK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Food Poisoning and a Fetal Position"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a tan shirt and red tie, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with another character, who inquires about his recent business trip to Elbonia.

Key Points:

• Dilbert responds that the trip was "not so good," revealing that he experienced food poisoning and spent two days in a fetal position praying for death.
• Despite this, he claims to feel good upon returning to work, attributing it to being closer to a tie than he thought.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of traveling to foreign countries and the absurdities of corporate culture.

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