Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 30th December 1992

Dilbert//1355, first published 34 years ago on Wednesday 30th December 1992

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dilbert personal technology engineers superior techno bill fax

Official transcript

Wally and another engineer bow to Dilbert as he walks past. Dilbert thinks, "My vast array of personal technology makes me dominant over the less-equipped engineers."

Dilbert thinks, "I am superior to them all . . . With the possible exception of . . ."

Dilbert says as he encounters another engineer, "Techno-Bill!!"

Techno-Bill has even more electronic gadgets strapped to his body than Dilbert. Bill says, "Looks like somebody just had a fax."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY VAST ARRAY OF PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY MAKES ME DOMINANT OVER THE LESS- EQUIPPED ENGINEERS.

I AM SUPERIOR TO THEM ALL... WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF TECHNO- BILL !!

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY JUST HAD A FAX.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Techno-Bill"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, wearing a white shirt and tie.
• He is shown thinking to himself, "My vast array of personal technology makes me dominant over the less-equipped engineers."
• In the second panel, he is seen standing in front of a whiteboard, saying, "I am superior to them all... with the possible exception of..."
• The third panel shows a man in a hard hat and safety vest approaching Dilbert, saying, "Techno-Bill!! Looks like somebody just had a fax."
• The final panel depicts Dilbert holding a fax machine, looking confused and unsure of what to do next.

Key Elements:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of technology making someone feel superior.
• The use of the term "Techno-Bill" is a play on words, implying that Dilbert's reliance on technology has made him a "bill" or a nuisance to others.
• The image of the man in a hard hat and safety vest is humorous, as it suggests that Dilbert's technology has made him so reliant on it that he doesn't even know how to handle a simple fax machine.

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