Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 24th April 1991

Dilbert//739, first published 35 years ago on Wednesday 24th April 1991

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news news reporter mysterious circles aliens crop circles crushed wheat starts one point outward formed around

Official transcript

A television reporter holds a microphone and says, "I'm standing at the Wickford wheat fields outside of London, the site of mysterious giant circles, possibly caused by aliens."

The reporter asks a man with a backpack, "How do you find these circles of crushed wheat?"

The man answers, "My team of experts starts at one point and searches outward until . . ."

The man looks behind him where a circle of people tramples the wheat field. He cries, "Good Lord! Another circle has formed around us!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M STANDING AT THE WICKFORD WHEAT FIELDS OUTSIDE OF LONDON, THE SITE OF MYSTERIOUS GIANT CIRCLES, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY ALIENS.

HOW DO YOU FIND THESE CIRCLES OF CRUSHED WHEAT ?

MY TEAM OF EXPERTS STARTS AT ONE POINT AND SEARCHES OUTWARD UNTIL ...

GOOD LORD! ANOTHER CIRCLE HAS FORMED AROUND US!!

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AI Analysis

Title: "Alien Wheat Circles"

Summary:

The comic strip follows the protagonist, Dilbert, as he investigates mysterious giant circles in a wheat field. The scene unfolds as follows:

• Dilbert arrives at the site and is met by a group of experts who claim to have found the circles.
• They explain that their team of experts has been searching for the cause of the circles for some time.
• Dilbert is skeptical and asks how they found the circles.
• The expert responds that they have been searching outward until they found the circles.
• Dilbert is surprised and asks if they have considered the possibility that the circles are caused by aliens.
• The expert dismisses the idea, saying that another circle has formed around them, implying that the circles are not caused by aliens but rather by some unknown natural phenomenon.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of experts being unable to explain natural phenomena and instead resorting to pseudoscientific explanations.

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