Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 9th November 1995

Dilbert//2399, first published 31 years ago on Thursday 9th November 1995

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saint dogbert land of cubicles demons computer guru data base concepts monster dispatched actual code

Official transcript

The caption says, "Saint Dogbert enters the Land of Cubicles searching for the demons of stupidity."

Dogbert walks down the hall wearing a bishop's miter and holding a scepter. The caption says, "Suddenly he finds an over-promoted computer guru spouting useless database concepts."

A man sits at a conference table with two glassy-eyed co-workers. The man says, "You'd be fools to ignore the boolean anti-binary least-square approach."

The caption says, "The monster is dispatched to the dark world by the sight of its most feared object."

Dogbert stands on the conference table holding a document in front of the man. Dogbert says, "Look! Actual code!"

The man's head melts into his shirt and a co-worker says, "Cool!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SAINT DOGBERT ENTERS THE LAND OF CUBICLES SEARCHING FOR THE DEMONS OF STUPIDITY.

SUDDENLY HE FINDS AN OVER-PROMOTED COMPUTER GURU SPOUTING USELESS DATABASE CONCEPTS.

YOU'D BE FOOLS TO IGNORE THE BOOLEAN ANTI-BINARY LEAST- SQUARE APPROACH.

THE MONSTER IS DISPATCHED TO THE DARK WORLD BY THE SIGHT OF ITS MOST FEARED OBJECT.

LOOK! ACTUAL CODE!

COOL!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "The Monster is Dispatched to the Dark World by the Sight of Its Most Feared Object."

Panel 1: Saint Dogbert Enters the Land of Cubicles

• A white dog with a yellow halo and a red collar walks into a cubicle, holding a hammer.
• The caption reads: "Saint Dogbert enters the land of cubicles searching for the demons of stupidity."

Panel 2: Saint Dogbert Finds an Over-Promoted Computer Guru

• Saint Dogbert finds a computer guru spouting useless database concepts.
• The caption reads: "Suddenly he finds an over-promoted computer guru spouting useless database concepts."
• The computer guru says: "You'd be fools to ignore the boolean anti-binary least-square approach."

Panel 3: The Monster is Dispatched to the Dark World

• A monster is dispatched to the dark world by the sight of its most feared object.
• The monster says: "Look, actual code!"
• The caption reads: "The monster is dispatched to the dark world by the sight of its most feared object."

This comic strip humorously portrays the absurdity of over-promoted computer gurus and the fear that their useless database concepts can inspire.

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