Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th September 2002

Dilbert//4915, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 29th September 2002

Tags

be there minute sniffing cough cooties direct hot unclean bugs sneezed motivation looks like

Official transcript

The Boss calls after Alice, "Tell everyone I'll be there in a minute."

He makes a noise, "Sniff."

Alice turns and asks, "What's all that sniffing about? Do you have a cold?"

The Boss replies, "Little one."

The Boss begins to shake and makes the noise, "Mmph."

The Boss' mouth opens very widely and he coughs severely. Papers are blown all around; Alice is hit directly in the face with the cough. Alice exclaims, "Gaaa!!! I took a direct hit!"

Alice continues, "The cooties are burrowing into my skin."

Alice starts running and exclaims, "I'm unclean!!"

The Boss and Catbert watch Alice. The Boss says to Catbert, "I hope that's what motivation looks like."

Catbert replies, "Close enough."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TELL EVERYONE I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE.

SNICE WHAT'S ALL THAT SNIFFING ABOUT?

DO YOU HAVE A COLD?

LITTLECOUGH GARA!!!

TOOK A DIRECT HIT!

ONE.

THE COOTIES ARE BURROWING INTO MY SKIN.

IM UNCLERN!!

I HOPE THAT'S WHAT MOTIVATION LOOKS LIKE.

CLOSE ENOUGH.

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AI Analysis

The image is a Dilbert comic strip originally published in the newspaper.

Comic Strip Title: "Cough"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a white male character with a pointed head, and his coworker, Alice, a woman with curly hair. The strip begins with Dilbert entering the office and greeting his coworkers, who are all coughing. Dilbert asks if they have a cold, and Alice responds that they are burrowing into her skin. Dilbert takes a direct hit from the cooties, and Alice says she's unclean. Dilbert hopes that motivation looks like this, and Alice replies that it does.

Key Points:

• Dilbert enters the office and greets his coworkers, who are all coughing.
• Alice responds that they are burrowing into her skin.
• Dilbert takes a direct hit from the cooties.
• Alice says she's unclean.
• Dilbert hopes that motivation looks like this.
• Alice replies that it does.

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous take on the common office experience of catching a cold from coworkers. It uses wordplay and exaggeration to create a lighthearted and entertaining story.

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