Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st January 2017

Dilbert//10143, first published nine years ago on Saturday 21st January 2017

Secret Red File

Tags

work ethic, laziness, deception, con, stalemate, bluffing, forgetful

Official transcript

Boss: What did you accomplish this month? Wally: I made a lot of progress on the secret red file project that you gave me. Boss: Remind me what project that is. Wally: You made me promise I wouldn't tell you.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT DID YOU ACCOMPLISH THIS MONTH?

I MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON THE SECRET RED FILE PROJECT THAT YOU GAVE ME.

REMIND ME WHAT PROJECT THAT IS.

YOU MADE ME PROMISE I WOULDN T TELL YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Red File Project"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two coworkers, with the first coworker asking the second, "What did you accomplish this month?" The second coworker responds by handing the first a red file and saying, "I made a lot of progress on the secret red file project that you gave me." The first coworker is surprised and asks, "Remind me what project that is." The second coworker replies, "You made me promise I wouldn't tell you." The punchline of the joke is that the second coworker has been working on a secret project assigned by the first coworker, but the first coworker has forgotten about it and is now being reminded of it. The humor comes from the unexpected twist and the coworker's reluctance to reveal the project's details.

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