Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 10th March 2017
Dilbert//10191, first published nine years ago on Friday 10th March 2017
Dogbert's Corporate Politeness Seminar
Tags
politeness, conversation, etiquette, efficiency, illogical
Official transcript
Dogbert: Welcome to Dogbert's Corporate Politeness Seminar. Today you will learn how to sacrifice your productivity and your happiness for the sake of ancient traditions grounded in total nonsense.Voice: Why would we want to do that? Dogbert: Please hold your impolite questions until never.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WELCOME TO DOGBERT'S CORPORATE POLITENESS SEMINAR.
TODAY YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO SACRIFICE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AND YOUR HAPPINESS FOR THE SAKE OF ANCIENT TRADITIONS GROUNDED IN TOTAL NONSENSE.
WHY WOULD WE WANT TO DO THAT?
PLEASE HOLD YOUR IMPOLITE QUESTIONS UNTIL NEVER.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Impolite Questions"
Summary:
The comic strip follows the character Dogbert, who is hosting a corporate politeness seminar. The seminar's goal is to teach employees how to sacrifice their productivity and happiness for the sake of ancient traditions grounded in total nonsense.
The first panel features Dogbert welcoming attendees to the seminar, while the second panel reveals the seminar's objective. In the third panel, Dogbert asks attendees why they would want to do something that holds their impolite questions until never, implying that the seminar's goal is to suppress critical thinking and creativity.
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