Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th June 1991
Dilbert//785, first published 35 years ago on Sunday 9th June 1991
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dogbert dilbert working encyclopedia sell large profits write yourself abridge pages condensed history knowledge
Official transcript
Dogbert sits at the desk typing. Dilbert asks, "What are you working on?"
Dogbert replies, "I'm writing my own encyclopedia to sell for large profits."
Dilbert asks, "How could you write an entire encyclopedia by yourself?"
Dogbert replies, "It's abridged. I had to cut some corners to get it all in five pages."
Dilbert says, "Five pages?! You condensed the history and knowledge of the world into five pages?!!"
Dogbert replies, "Actually, it's mostly about me . . . The other stuff didn't seem important."
Dogbert continues, "But I threw in some stuff about Canada to make it seem thorough."
Dilbert reads, "'Canada has trees.'"
Dogbert says, "I'll have to tighten that section a bit."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON ?
I'M WRITING MY OWN ENCYCLOPEDIA TO SELL FOR LARGE PROFITS.
HOW COULD YOU WRITE AN ENTIRE ENCYCLOPEDIA BY YOURSELF ?
IT'S ABRIDGED. I HAD TO CUT SOME CORNERS TO GET IT ALL IN FIVE PAGES.
FIVE PAGES?! YOU CONDENSED THE HISTORY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD INTO FIVE PAGES ?!!
ACTUALLY, IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT ME... THE OTHER STUFF DIDN'T SEEM IMPORTANT.
BUT I THREW IN SOME STUFF ABOUT CANADA TO MAKE IT SEEM THOROUGH.
"CANADA HAS TREES." I'LL HAVE TO TIGHTEN THAT SECTION A BIT.
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AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Encyclopedia"
Summary:
The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and workplace struggles. In this particular strip, Dilbert is tasked with writing his own encyclopedia to sell for large profits. He initially plans to condense the history and knowledge of the world into five pages but soon becomes overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information.
As he delves deeper into his project, Dilbert becomes frustrated with the complexity of the task and the lack of importance attributed to certain topics. He decides to throw in some unrelated information about Canada, such as the fact that it has trees, in an attempt to make the encyclopedia more thorough.
The strip pokes fun at the idea of trying to condense vast amounts of information into a single project, highlighting the absurdity of Dilbert's approach and the challenges of creating a comprehensive encyclopedia.
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