Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 14th April 2021

Dilbert//11687, first published five years ago on Wednesday 14th April 2021

Office Nickname

Tags

business, technology, cell phone, nickname, office, insulting, approval, bad, start, permission

Official transcript

dilbert video call on cell phone.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SHOULD I CALL YOU TED, OR DO YOU PREFER YOUR OFFICE NICKNAME?

I ONLY ASK BECAUSE YOUR NICKNAME IS INSULTING, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE OKAY WITH ME USING IT.

I HAVE AN OFFICE NICKNAME?

AAAND WE'RE OFF TO A BAD START.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Office Nicknames"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a distinctive appearance, engaging in a conversation with his boss, Ted. The exchange begins with Ted asking if Dilbert prefers to be called by his office nickname, to which Dilbert responds that he only uses his nickname when Ted is insulting him. This leads to a humorous exchange where Ted attempts to use Dilbert's nickname, but Dilbert corrects him, stating that he has an office nickname and that they are off to a bad start.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's reluctance to use his office nickname unless it's used in an insulting manner
• Ted's attempt to use the nickname, which Dilbert corrects
• The implication that the conversation is off to a bad start due to Ted's misuse of the nickname

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