Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 14th May 2018

Dilbert//10621, first published eight years ago on Monday 14th May 2018

Boss Comes To Work Sick

Tags

sick, sickness, illness, contagious, sick days, medical

Official transcript

Boss: I have to warn you-- I have a fever and I'm tripping on cold medicine. Alice: Thank you for coming to work and infecting all of us, you selfish, addle-brained plague rat. Boss: I was going for "courageous."

Dilbert: Do Wally first, so I can watch him spasm.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE TO WARN YOU - I HAVE A FEVER AND IM TRIPPING ON COLD MEDICINE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO WORK AND INFECTING ALL OF US, YOU SELFISH, ADDLEBRAINED PLAGUE RAT.

I WAS GOING FOR "COURAGEOUS." DO WALLY FIRST, SO I CAN WATCH HIM SPASM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Fever and Plague Rat"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, with one character expressing concern about having a fever and the other responding with a humorous and exaggerated statement.

• The first panel shows the first character saying, "I have to warn you - I have a fever and I'm tripping on cold medicine."
• The second panel shows the second character responding with, "Thank you for coming to work and infecting all of us. You selfish, addle-brained plague rat."
• The third panel shows the first character saying, "I was going for 'coura-geous.' Do Wally first, so I can watch him spasm."

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous take on the challenges of working in an office environment, where even the most mundane situations can be exaggerated and made entertaining.

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