Back to today

Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 7th March 2001

Dilbert//4344, first published 25 years ago on Wednesday 7th March 2001


Tags

take this one hige mistake security reliability xq-7


Official transcript

Dilbert is talking to a vendor. Pointing to a sheet of paper, Dilbert says, "I'll take this one."

The vendor says, "No, no, no. Huge mistake."

The vendor says to Dilbert, "You need the security and reliability of the XQ-7."

Dilbert says, "Okay, I'll take the XQ-7."

The vendor says, "Shoot! I wish my company made that one."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I'LL TAKE THIS ONE.

NO, NO, NO. HUGE MISTAKE.

YOU NEED THE SECURITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE XQ-7 OKAY, I'LL TAKE THE XQ-7 SHOOT! I WISH MY COMPANY MADE THAT ONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Security and Reliability".

Summary

This comic strip, originally published in the 'Dilbert' series, humorously highlights the importance of security and reliability in the workplace. The scene unfolds with:

  • A boss demanding that an employee take a piece of paper, which the employee initially refuses due to concerns about its security and reliability.
  • The boss insisting that the employee take the paper, despite their reservations.
  • The employee reluctantly complying, only to have the boss reveal that the paper is blank.
  • The employee expressing their frustration and disappointment at being misled.

Key Themes

The comic strip pokes fun at the often-ridiculous demands made by bosses and the tendency for employees to comply with these requests without question. It also touches on the importance of prioritizing security and reliability in the workplace.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct


Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.

Jokes and Humour