Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th December 2002

Dilbert//4984, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 7th December 2002

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blame insurance carrier give reason master plan parking lot reason remove all joy tell kids universe no skateboarding

Official transcript

The Boss and Carol are looking out the window at the parking lot below. The Boss says, "Carol, tell those kids they can't skateboard in our parking lot."

Carol responds, "Should I give them a reason, or is this part of your master plan to remove all joy from the universe?"

Catbert is standing by a globe. The Boss says, "They know about the plan."

Catbert responds, "Fool! I told you to blame our insurance carrier!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAROL, TELL THOSE KIDS THEY CAN'T SKATEBOARD IN OUR PARKING LOT.

SHOULD I GIVE THEM A REASON, OR IS THIS PART OF YOUR MASTER PLAN TO REMOVE ALL JOY FROM THE UNIVERSE?

THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PLAN.

FOOL! I TOLD YOU TO BLAME OUR INSURANCE CARRIER!

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Insurance Carrier"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between a man and a woman, with the woman expressing her concern that their children cannot skateboard in the parking lot. The man responds by asking if she is part of a master plan to remove all joy from the universe, implying that the woman's request is unreasonable.

Key Points:

• A woman expresses her concern about her children's ability to skateboard in the parking lot.
• The man responds by questioning the woman's intentions, suggesting that she is part of a master plan to remove all joy from the universe.
• The woman denies this, and the man reveals that he knows about the plan.
• The woman is shocked and asks who told him, and the man responds that it was the insurance carrier.
• The insurance carrier is depicted as a red creature with a globe for a head, who is shown to be responsible for the plan to remove joy from the universe.
• The comic strip ends with the woman being shocked and the man looking on with a mixture of amusement and concern.

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