Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 20th September 2016

Dilbert//10020, first published ten years ago on Tuesday 20th September 2016

Cubicle Near Thermostat

Tags

temperature, office, cold, revenge, thermostat

Official transcript

Wally: My new cubicle is the nearest one to the office thermostat. That makes me the de facto ruler of the indoor climate. Dilbert: Don't let the power corrupt you. Wally: I'll start by freezing all the skinny women who laughed at me!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY NEW CUBICLE IS THE NEAREST ONE TO THE OFFICE THERMOSTAT.

THAT MAKES ME THE DE FACTO RULER OF THE INDOOR CLIMATE.

DON'T LET THE POWER CORRUPT YOU.

I'LL START BY FREEZING ALL THE SKINNY WOMEN WHO LAUGHED AT ME!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Cubicle Climate Control"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a red shirt and green sweater, sitting at his desk. He addresses the office thermostat, stating, "My new cubicle is the nearest one to the office thermostat." The thermostat responds, "That makes me the de facto ruler of the indoor climate."

Dilbert then says, "Don't let the power corrupt you. I'll start by freezing all the skinny women who laughed at me!" The thermostat agrees, and Dilbert proceeds to adjust the temperature to an extreme level, causing the women to shiver.

The comic strip humorously portrays Dilbert's attempt to manipulate the thermostat to exact revenge on his coworkers.

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