Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd October 1999

Dilbert//3823, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 3rd October 1999

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mordac preventer of information services exceeded disk sapce one week no email engineer survive modem taped ankle engineering

Official transcript

Mordac, arms spread in exclamation, says to a seated Dilbert, "I am Mordac, the preventer of information services!!"

Mordac points at Dilbert and says, "You have exceeded your allocation of disk space on the server!"

Mordac says, "I sentence you to one week without e-mail."

Dilbert says, "No problem."

Mordac says, "No problem? How can an engineer survive without e-mail?"

Mordac points to the wall and says, "UP AGAINST THE WALL!!"

Mordac frisks Dilbert and says, "WHERE IS IT? Dilbert says to Dogbert, "He found the modem taped to my ankle but he missed my wireless pen modem."

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originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I AM MORDAC, THE PREVENTER OF INFORMATION SERVICES!!

YOU HAVE EXCEEDED YOUR ALLOCATION OF DISK SPACE ON THE SERVER!

I SENTENCE YOU TO ONE WEEK WITHOUT EMAIL.

NO PROBLEM NO PROBLEM?

HOW CAN AN ENGINEER SURVIVE WITHOUT EMAIL?

UP AGAINST THE WALL!!

WHERE IS IT?

HE FOUND THE MODEM TAPED TO MY ANKLE BUT HE MISSED MY WIRELESS PEN MODEM

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Mordac, the Preventer of Information Services"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Mordac, a character who works in the IT department and is known for his strict adherence to rules and regulations. The story begins with Mordac discovering that an engineer has exceeded his allocated disk space on the server, leading to a series of events that showcase Mordac's strictness and the engineer's attempts to circumvent him.

Key Scenes:

• Mordac discovers the engineer's exceeded disk space and threatens to sentence him to one week without email.
• The engineer tries to reason with Mordac, explaining that he can survive without email, but Mordac remains unyielding.
• The engineer attempts to outsmart Mordac by taping his modem to his ankle, but Mordac finds the modem and misses his wireless pen modem, leading to further chaos.

Themes:

• The importance of following rules and regulations
• The consequences of trying to circumvent authority
• The absurdity of bureaucratic red tape

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the frustrations of working in an office environment, where rules and regulations can often seem overly strict and petty. Through Mordac's character, the strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape and the challenges of navigating office politics.

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