Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 29th July 1997

Dilbert//3027, first published 29 years ago on Tuesday 29th July 1997

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engineers secret code little probelms technology managers agreed comapny

Official transcript

Dilbert and an engineer from the other company sit at a table. Dilbert has a laptop computer open. Dilbert asks, "Tell me the truth. Use the engineer's secret code if you must."

Dilbert continues, "Are there any little problems with the technology that my managers agreed to buy from your company?"

The other engineer laughs, "Ha Ha Snort Snort Ha Ha Ha!!!"

Dilbert types into his laptop and says, "1100111... Good. Go on."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

USE THE ENGINEER'S SECRET CODE IF YOU MUST.

ARE THERE ANY LITTLE PROBLEMS WITH THE TECHNOLOGY THAT MY MANAGERS AGREED TO BUY FROM YOUR COMPANY?

SNORT SNORT HA!!!

1100111...

GOOD. GO ON.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Engineer's Secret Code"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his manager.
• Dilbert asks if there are any "little problems" with the technology that his managers agreed to buy from their company.
• The manager responds with a cryptic message, "HA HA SNORT SNORT HA HA HA !!!", which Dilbert interprets as a secret code.
• Dilbert becomes excited and starts typing away on his computer, thinking he has uncovered a hidden message.
• The punchline is that the manager was simply laughing at the absurdity of the situation, and the "secret code" was just a nonsensical phrase.

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