Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th November 1994
Dilbert//2045, first published 32 years ago on Sunday 20th November 1994
Tags
share accomplishments created dcoument desktop publishing two day class digitized photos color highlights multi column clip art icons visual mosaic add topic some content enjoy work
Official transcript
The Boss, Dilbert, Wally and Alice sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "Let's go around the table and share our accomplishments."
Dilbert says, "I created a document this week."
Dilbert continues, "But THIS is no ordinary document!"
Dilbert explains, "I bought a $500 desktop publishing program and took a two-day class to learn it."
Dilbert continues, "I incorporated digitized photos and color highlights in a multi-column page layout!"
Dilbert continues, "Clip-art icons are sprinkled liberally around the page to form a visual mosaic!"
Dilbert continues, "Next week - God willing - I'll add a topic and some content."
The Boss says, "Do you remember when I said you should enjoy your work? I didn't mean it."
Dilbert says, "Ooh."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
LET'S GO AROUND THE TABLE AND SHARE OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
I CREATED A DOCUMENT THIS WEEK.
BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY DOCUMENT!
I BOUGHT A $500 DESKTOP PUBLISHING PROGRAM AND TOOK A TWO-DAY CLASS TO LEARN IT I INCORPORATED DIGITIZED PHOTOS AND COLOR HIGHLIGHTS IN A MULTI-COLUMN PAGE LAYOUT!
CLIP-ART ICONS ARE SPRINKLED LIBERALLY AROUND THE PAGE TO FORM A VISUAL MOSAIC!
NEXT WEEK - GOD WILLING - I'LL ADD A TOPIC AND SOME CONTENT.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN I SAID YOU SHOULD ENJOY YOUR WORK?
I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "A Day in the Life of a Dilbert"
Summary:
This comic strip follows the daily life of Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, as he navigates the challenges of his job. The strip is divided into eight panels, each depicting a different scenario.
Panel 1: Dilbert begins the day by sharing his accomplishments with his coworkers. He proudly announces that he created a document this week, but it's not an ordinary document - it's a visual mosaic made from clip-art icons.
Panel 2: Dilbert explains that he incorporated digitized photos and color highlights in a multi-column page layout. His coworkers look on in confusion, unsure of what to make of his project.
Panel 3: Dilbert's boss asks if he remembers when he said he should enjoy his work. Dilbert replies that he doesn't mean it, implying that he's just going through the motions.
Panel 4: Dilbert's boss asks if he remembers when he said he should enjoy his work. Dilbert replies that he doesn't mean it, implying that he's just going through the motions.
Panel 5: Dilbert's boss asks if he remembers when he said he should enjoy his work. Dilbert replies that he doesn't mean it, implying that he's just going through the motions.
Panel 6: Dilbert's boss asks if he remembers when he said he should enjoy his work. Dilbert replies that he doesn't mean it, implying that he's just going through the motions.
Panel 7: Dilbert's boss asks if he remembers when he said he should enjoy his work. Dilbert replies that he doesn't mean it, implying that he's just going through the motions.
Panel 8: Dilbert's boss asks if he remembers when he said he should enjoy his work. Dilbert replies that he doesn't mean it, implying that he's just going through the motions.
Overall: The comic strip pokes fun at the monotony of office work and the challenges of creativity in a corporate setting. Dilbert's antics and his boss's reactions provide humor and commentary on the modern workplace.
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