Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 9th July 1991

Dilbert//815, first published 35 years ago on Tuesday 9th July 1991

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dilbert access news personal computer wrong paper article newspaper picture

Official transcript

Dilbert says to Wally, "I just read that in a few years you will be able to access all of the news and information of the world from your personal computer."

Dilbert continues, "You probably saw the same article in today's paper."

Wally replies, "I don't read a paper."

Dilbert thinks as he walks away, "What's wrong with this picture?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I JUST READ THAT IN A FEW YEARS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS ALL OF THE NEWS AND INFORMATION OF THE WORLD FROM YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER.

YOU PROBABLY SAW THE SAME ARTICLE IN TODAY'S PAPER.

I DON'T READ A PAPER.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Cycle of Information"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1991, humorously highlights the irony of people reading the same information repeatedly, yet claiming to have not seen it before. The conversation between Dilbert and his coworker illustrates this phenomenon, where the coworker has read an article that will be available in a few years, but claims not to have seen it in today's paper.

Key Points:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency to re-read information without realizing it.
• The coworker's statement about not reading a paper is ironic, given that they have already read the same information.
• The strip suggests that people often fail to recognize familiar information, even when it is presented to them multiple times.

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