Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 28th June 1993

Dilbert//1535, first published 33 years ago on Monday 28th June 1993

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dilbert alice wally patent scent

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk. Dilbert thinks, "My patent application is complete. Soon the other engineers will come sniffing around."

Dilbert thinks, "They are attracted by the scent of success. They want their names on my patent."

Wally, Alice and Ted peer into Dilbert's cubicle. Alice says to Wally and Ted, "The scent CAN'T be coming from here."

Ted says, "We may be getting a false positive from his baloney sandwich."

They all sniff the air.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY PATENT APPLICATION IS COMPLETE. 500N THE OTHER ENGINEERS WILL COME SNIFFING AROUND.

THEY ARE ATTRACTED BY THE SCENT OF SUCCESS.

THEY WANT THEIR NAMES ON MY PATENT.

THE SCENT CAN'T BE COMING FROM HERE WE MAY BE GETTING A FALSE POSITIVE FROM HIS BALONEY SANDWICH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Scent of Success"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a patent application and the pursuit of success. The narrative unfolds as follows:

• A man, identified as Dilbert, is working on his patent application.
• He expresses his confidence in its success, stating that "the scent of success" will attract other engineers.
• However, his colleagues are skeptical and unimpressed by his claims.
• One colleague, in particular, is dismissive, suggesting that the scent may be coming from Dilbert's "baloney sandwich."
• The comic strip humorously highlights the contrast between Dilbert's optimism and the skepticism of his colleagues, poking fun at the idea that success can be attributed to a single factor.

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