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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 27th November 2019

Dilbert//11183, first published seven years ago on Wednesday 27th November 2019

Flag Me When You Are Done


Tags

office work, flag, burden, rude, business


Official transcript

dogbert: i find it a burden to listen to you. maybe you could wave this flag to signal when you are done talking just in case i want to say something.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I FIND IT A BURDEN TO LISTEN TO YOU.

MAYBE YOU COULD WAVE THIS FLAG TO SIGNAL WHEN YOU ARE DONE TALKING, JUST IN CASE I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

YOU ARE VERY RUDE.

FLAG ME WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH WHATEVER THIS IS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Flag of Disinterest"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a white office worker, sitting at his desk with a red flag on the floor next to him. He is engaged in a conversation with a coworker, who is seated across from him.

  • Dilbert's coworker asks if he can wave the flag to signal when he is done talking.
  • Dilbert agrees, but with a twist: he will only wave the flag when he is done with the conversation, not when he is done talking.
  • The coworker is confused and asks if Dilbert is being rude.
  • Dilbert responds that he is very rude and will wave the flag only when he is done with the conversation, not when he is done talking.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert uses the flag as a way to signal his disinterest in the conversation.
  • He is willing to wave the flag only when he is done with the conversation, not when he is done talking.
  • The coworker is confused by Dilbert's behavior and asks if he is being rude.
  • Dilbert confirms that he is being very rude and will only wave the flag when he is done with the conversation.

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