Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 27th September 1989

Dilbert//165, first published 37 years ago on Wednesday 27th September 1989

Tags

comrade dogsky electronic secrets soviet man microfiche hard copy cripple empire evil

Official transcript

Dogbert walks down a sidewalk and a man in a trenchcoat says, "Pssst . . . Comrade Dogsky. Will you sell your master's electronic secrets to nice Soviet man?"

Dogbert asks, "Will you be wanting them on microfiche or hard copy?"

Back at home, Dilbert asks, "You're going to cripple the WHAT?"

Dogbert, who is carrying plans, replies, "Evil empire. Trust me on this."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PSSST... COMRADE DOGSKY. WILL YOU SELL YOUR MASTER'S ELECTRONIC SECRETS TO NICE SOVIET MAN?

WILL YOU BE WANTING THEM ON MICROFICHE OR HARD COPY ?

YOU'RE GOING TO CRIPPLE THE WHAT ?

EVIL EMPIRE.

TRUST ME ON THIS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Evil Empire"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and Dogsky.
• Dogsky asks Dilbert to sell his master's electronic secrets to a nice Soviet man.
• Dilbert refuses, citing that he trusts the evil empire.
• The Soviet man is portrayed as a stereotypical villain, with a menacing tone and a desire to acquire sensitive information.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of the "evil empire" and the notion that the Soviet Union was a monolithic, villainous entity.
• The use of humor and satire highlights the absurdity of the situation and the characters' reactions to it.

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