Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 5th August 2017

Dilbert//10339, first published nine years ago on Saturday 5th August 2017

Lips Stopped Moving

Tags

earbuds, listening, distraction, ignoring, busted, caught

Official transcript

Dilbert: I saw packaging for wireless earbuds in the trash. Is that why you suddenly seem to be a good listener? Dogbert: Uh-oh. His lips stopped moving.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I SAW PACKAGING FOR WIRELESS EARBUDS IN THE TRASH.

IS THAT WHY YOU SUDDENLY SEEM TO BE A GOOD LISTENER?

HIS LIPS STOPPED MOVING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Good Listener."

The comic strip features Dilbert, a white dog, and Dogbert, a white dog in a trash can. The conversation between the two dogs is as follows:

• Dilbert: I saw packaging for wireless earbuds in the trash.
• Dogbert: Is that why you suddenly seem to be a good listener?
• Dilbert: Uhh... his lips stopped moving.

The comic strip humorously portrays the idea that people often pretend to listen when they are actually not paying attention. The punchline relies on the unexpected twist of the dog's lips stopping moving, implying that he was not actually listening.

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