Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 28th September 2020
Dilbert//11489, first published six years ago on Monday 28th September 2020
Quotes Out Of Context
Tags
anger, business, context, dumb, employment, face mask, malice, managers & supervisors, out of context, project, quote, writing
Official transcript
co-worker: i don't like what you wrote about my project, so i took one of your quotes out of context, to make you look dumb, and sent it to your boss.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU WROTE ABOUT MY PROJECT, SO I TOOK ONE OF YOUR QUOTES OUT OF CONTEXT, TO MAKE YOU LOOK DUMB, AND SENT IT TO YOUR BOSS.
THAT WON'T WORK, BECAUSE ONCE I EXPLAIN THE PROPER CONTEXT, HE WILL SEE THERE IS NOTHING TO IT.
LATER THAT DAY SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT LIAR!!!
QUOTE WAS OUT OF CONTEXT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Later That Day" and features a conversation between two men, one of whom is a boss and the other a subordinate.
The Conversation
- The boss asks the subordinate to explain a quote from a project.
- The subordinate attempts to explain the context of the quote, but the boss dismisses it as "nothing to it."
- The subordinate becomes frustrated and accuses the boss of being a liar.
The Punchline
- The boss responds by saying that the quote was out of context, implying that the subordinate is the one who is lying.
- The subordinate is left confused and frustrated by the boss's response.
Humor and Commentary
- The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where a boss asks an employee to explain something, only to dismiss their explanation and claim that they are lying.
- The humor lies in the absurdity of the situation and the frustration of the subordinate.
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