Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 15th March 1999

Dilbert//3621, first published 27 years ago on Monday 15th March 1999

Tags

scapegoat bang aiming for messenger own fault

Official transcript

Dilbert sits down at a meeting next to a goat. Dilbert says, "Who are you?"

The goat says, "I'm a scapegoat."

There is the "bang"

of gun. The scapegoat lies feet up on the floor. The boss, who carries a large rifle, says, "Oops. I was aiming for the messenger."

Dilbert says, "It's his fault for being here."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M A SCAPEGOAT.

BANG!

OOPS. I WAS AIMING FOR THE MESSENGER.

IT'S HIS OWN FAULT FOR BEING HERE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Scapegoat"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a unicorn named "Scapegoat" who is being blamed for everything that goes wrong in the office.
• The other characters are unaware of Scapegoat's true identity and continue to blame him for their mistakes.
• The strip pokes fun at the common workplace phenomenon of scapegoating, where one person is unfairly blamed for the mistakes of others.

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