Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd November 1997

Dilbert//3123, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 2nd November 1997

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marketing dept engineering dept other engineers careless mistake need nets rope tranquilizer darts askengineering

Official transcript

Marketing Department: A guy walks by a table and says, "Hey! It's a magazine!"

He reaches for it. Engineering Department: A loud speaker says, "Danger! A magazine has been discovered in marketing!"

Alice looks scared. Alice pokes her head into Dilbert cubicle and says, "Marketing has a magazine!"

Dilbert gasps and his hair stands on end. Dilbert heads for the War Room. He says, "Gather the other engineers. We must get that magazine."

Alice says, "Check."

Dilbert says to Alice, Asok and Wally, "We think is was a careless mistake by someone in the mail department."

Dilbert says, "As you know, there is nothing more dangerous than a marketing person with a little bit of knowledge."

Dilbert points to a diagram on the dry-erase board. He says, "We know where the magazine will be read. We need nets, rope and traquilizer darts."

The marketing guy starts to enter the men's restroom as a darts flies towards his neck. He thinks, "I'll have to ask engineering to build one of these space staions..."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MARKETING DEPARTMENT HEY! IT'S A MAGAZINE!

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MARKETING HAS MAGAZINE!

DANGER! A MAGAZINE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN MARKETING!

GASP GATHER THE OTHER ENGINEERS. WE MUST GET THAT MAGAZINE.

CHECK WAR ROOM WE THINK IT WAS A CARELESS MISTAKE BY SOMEONE IN THE MAIL DEPARTMENT AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS THAN A MARKETING PERSON WITH A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE., WE KNOW WHERE THE MAGAZINE WILL BE READ. WE NEED NETS, ROPE AND TRANQUILIZER DARTS.

I'LL HAVE TO ASK ENGINEERING TO BUILD ONE OF THESE SPACE STATIONS...

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Marketing Has a Magazine"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip revolves around a marketing department that has discovered a magazine in the mail department. The marketing team is ecstatic, believing it to be a careless mistake by someone in the mail department. However, they soon realize that the magazine is actually a marketing tool, and they must gather other engineers to obtain it.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation, showcasing the marketing team's enthusiasm and the mail department's obliviousness to the discovery. The punchline, "I'll have to ask engineering to build one of these space stations," adds to the comedic effect, emphasizing the team's eagerness to acquire the magazine. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the marketing department's antics and the mail department's lack of awareness, making for an entertaining and lighthearted read.

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