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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th January 2019

Dilbert//10858, first published seven years ago on Sunday 6th January 2019


Tags

argument, boss, complaining, eating, managers & supervisors, office, office workers, sounds


Official transcript

Boss: I need to talk to you about your apple-eating.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR APPLE-EATING.

MY WHAT?

EVERY AFTERNOON YOU EAT AN APPLE AT YOUR DESK.

YOUR COWORKERS ARE COMPLAINING BECAUSE IT'S LOUD.

THEY CAN'T WORK WITH ALL OF YOUR CRISPY CHEWING NOISE.

IN MY DEFENSE, MY COWORKERS ARE SO INCOMPETENT THAT THE LESS WORK THEY DO, THE BETTER OFF THE COMPANY IS.

THAT IS A SURPRISINGLY ROBUST DEFENSE.

I'LL COME BACK IF I CAN THINK OF A COUNTERARGUMENT.

GOOD LUCK.

CRUNCH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Robust Defense"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his coworker, who is eating an apple at his desk. Dilbert is annoyed by the noise and asks his coworker to stop eating at his desk. The coworker responds by saying that his defense is robust and that he will come back if he can think of a counter-argument. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a "robust defense" and the absurdity of trying to justify one's actions in a workplace setting.

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