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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 12th May 2000

Dilbert//4045, first published 26 years ago on Friday 12th May 2000


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untrained eye no work raging sea knowledge managemnet strategic thinking gurgling sound


Official transcript

Wally says to the Boss, "To the untrained eye it might look as if I do no work."

Wally continues as he points to his head, "But inside here is a raging sea of knowledge management and strategic thinking."

Wally then asks the Boss, "Did you hear that gurgling sound?"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

TO THE UNTRAINED EYE IT MIGHT LOOK AS IF I DO NO WORK.

BUT INSIDE HERE IS A RAGING SEA OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC THINKING.

DID YOU HEAR THAT GURGLING SOUND?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Gurgling Sound"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who is seated across from him.

  • Dialogue:
    • Dilbert's colleague asks if he hears a gurgling sound.
    • Dilbert responds by saying it might be the untrained eye looking as if he does no work.
    • The colleague asks if inside there is a raging sea of knowledge management and strategic thinking.
    • Dilbert replies that he did hear that gurgling sound.

Key Points:

  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that some people may not be doing their jobs effectively.
  • It suggests that those who appear to be doing nothing may actually be thinking deeply and strategically.
  • The use of the phrase "gurgling sound" adds a humorous touch to the conversation.

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