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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 17th January 2019

Dilbert//10869, first published seven years ago on Thursday 17th January 2019

Sarcasm Empty Vessel


Tags

jokes, office workers, sarcasm, millennial, smartphone


Official transcript

Man: Wow, that's a great idea. Let's just do that! LOL!

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WOW, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. LET'S JUST DO THAT! LOL!

I'VE NOTICED THAT YOU ARE NOTHING BUT AN EMPTY VESSEL FOR TRANSPORTING SARCASM.

OOOH! I'M SUCH AN EMPTY VESSEL!

LOL!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL OF THIS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "An Empty Vessel"

Summary:

  • A man approaches another man with an idea, but the second man is uninterested.
  • The first man is frustrated by the second man's lack of enthusiasm and sarcastically comments that he is an empty vessel for transporting sarcasm.
  • The second man responds by saying he doesn't know what to do with all of the sarcasm, implying that he is overwhelmed by the first man's attitude.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that some people are naturally more sarcastic than others and may not always be receptive to new ideas or suggestions.

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