Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 14th October 1992

Dilbert//1278, first published 34 years ago on Wednesday 14th October 1992

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the boss smell creative idea formed building crush new trap suggestion box dilbert

Official transcript

The Boss sits at his desk thinking, "Uh-oh . . . I smell a creative idea being formed somewhere in the building."

The Boss sniffs the air. The Boss sits in a window in the top floor of an office building. He thinks, "I must find it and crush it."

Dilbert and a man stand in front of a suggestion box while the Boss hides around the corner. Dilbert says, "Hey, this is new."

The man says, "It's a trap!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

UH-OH... I SMELL A CREATIVE IDEA BEING FORMED SOMEWHERE IN THE BUILDING SNIFF

I MUST FIND IT AND CRUSH IT.

L L LLLL HEY, THIS IS NEW.

SUGGESTION BOX IT'S A TRAP!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "It's a Trap!"

Summary:

• A creative idea is born in a building.
• The idea is crushed by the building's occupants.
• A suggestion box is introduced to capture the idea.
• However, the suggestion box is revealed to be a trap.
• The occupants are caught in the trap, and the idea is lost forever.

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