Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 9th May 2002

Dilbert//4772, first published 24 years ago on Thursday 9th May 2002

Tags

training cd gone bad brainwashing cyborg brain washed

Official transcript

Dilbert, Asok, and Wally are eating lunch. Asok says, "My training CD has gone bad. It is brainwashing me to become a cyborg."

Dilbert responds, "Don't worry. Smart people such as you can't be brainwashed to do stupid things."

Asok has transformed into half cyborg. He approaches Dilbert and says, "Guess who doesn't know the first thing about brainwashing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY TRAINING CD HAS GONE BAD. IT IS BRAINWASHING CYBORG.

DON'T WORRY. SMART PEOPLE SUCH AS YOU CAN'T BE BRAINWASHED TO DO STUPID THINGS.

GUESS WHO DOESN'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT BRAINWASHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Brainwashing"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Dilbert and his coworkers, who are discussing the concept of brainwashing. The conversation begins with Dilbert expressing concern that his training CD has gone bad, leading him to become a cyborg. His coworkers reassure him that he is not a cyborg, but rather a smart person who cannot be brainwashed to do stupid things. However, one coworker suggests that they may not know the first thing about brainwashing.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of brainwashing and the notion that it can be used to control people's thoughts and actions. It also highlights the absurdity of the situation, with Dilbert's coworkers trying to reassure him that he is not a cyborg despite his concerns. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the concept of brainwashing and its potential effects on individuals.

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.