Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 9th August 1996

Dilbert//2673, first published thirty years ago on Friday 9th August 1996

Tags

prisoners dilemma smal raise rat on good times no co ed prisons

Official transcript

Dilbert looks over the wall into Wally's cubicle and says, "Wally, these peer reviews are like the famous 'prisoner's dilemma.'"

Dilbert explains, "If you rat on me but I say good things about you, you get the biggest raise. But if we praise each other we can BOTH get a small raise."

Alice looks over the wall and says, "Wally, if you rat him out, I'll let you look at my 'Victoria's Secret' catalog."

Dilbert says, "This is exactly why there are no coed prisons."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, THESE PEER REVIEWS ARE LIKE THE FAMOUS "PRISONER'S DILEMMA." IF YOU RAT ON ME BUT I SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU, YOU GET THE BIGGEST RAISE. BUT IF WE PRAISE EACH OTHER WE CAN BOTH GET A SMALL RAISE.

WALLY, IF YOU RAT HIM OUT, I'LL LET YOU LOOK AT MY "VICTORIA'S SECRET" CATALOG.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THERE ARE NO COED PRISONS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Coed Prisons"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Wally, a character who is dissatisfied with his performance reviews. He believes that the reviews are biased and unfair, as they only praise him for his good qualities while ignoring his flaws.

• Wally is shown to be frustrated with the lack of constructive criticism in his reviews.
• He is also shown to be unhappy with the lack of co-ed prisons, which he believes would be a more effective way to deal with prisoners.
• The comic strip ends with Wally's coworker, Dilbert, suggesting that Wally may be overreacting to the situation.

Key Points:

• Wally is dissatisfied with his performance reviews.
• He believes that the reviews are biased and unfair.
• He is unhappy with the lack of constructive criticism in his reviews.
• He is also unhappy with the lack of co-ed prisons.
• Dilbert suggests that Wally may be overreacting to the situation.

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