Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 6th January 1993

Dilbert//1362, first published 33 years ago on Wednesday 6th January 1993

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dilbert dogbert the boss wally rewriting wiseguy shocks

Official transcript

Dilbert arrives at home wearing a headband with an antenna on it. Dilbert tells Dogbert, "The Boss is making us wear these things on our heads so he can give us painful shocks whenever he wants."

Dilbert says, "I'm rewriting mine so it redirects the signal to Wally."

Dogbert says, "I'm sure he'll see the humor in that."

The Boss presses a button on his belt and says to Dilbert, "Okay, wiseguy, do you want more of this?!"

Dilbert replies, "Maybe one more."

In the background, Wally receives several electric shocks.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE BOSS IS MAKING US WEAR THESE THINGS ON OUR HEADS SO HE CAN GIVE US PAINFUL SHOCKS WHENEVER HE WANTS.

I'M REWIRING MINE SO IT REDIRECTS THE SIGNAL TO WALLY.

I'M SURE HE'LL SEE THE HUMOR IN THAT.

OKAY, WISEGUY, DO YOU WANT MORE OF THIS?!

MAYBE ONE MORE.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Boss's New Gadget"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a white shirt and red tie, sitting at a desk in an office. He is wearing a device on his head that looks like a helmet with a screen and wires attached to it. The boss is standing next to him, holding a similar device.

Panel 1:

• The boss says, "The boss is making us wear these things on our heads so he can give us painful shocks whenever he wants."
• Dilbert looks concerned and says, "I'm rewiring mine so it redirects the signal to Wally."

Panel 2:

• The boss responds, "I'm sure he'll see the humor in that."
• Dilbert looks smug and says, "Maybe one more."

Panel 3:

• Wally, another character, enters the room and sees the device on Dilbert's head.
• He asks, "Okay, wise-guy, do you want more of this?"
• Dilbert responds, "Maybe one more."

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a boss trying to exert control over his employees through technology. It also highlights the humorous side of office politics and the ways in which people can find creative ways to subvert authority.

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