Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th January 2003

Dilbert//5038, first published 23 years ago on Thursday 30th January 2003

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excellent visibility secret created mindless replica totally real

Official transcript

Dilbert and his Visibuddy are both sitting at one computer. The Boss approaches and says, "Your visibility has been excellent lately. What's your secret?"

Dilbert turns and responds, "I created a mindless replica to attend meetings. He has no personality whatsoever."

The Boss exclaims, "Wow! You look totally real."

The Visibuddy responds, "

Hee hee! Burn, dude."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR VISIBILITY HAS BEEN EXCELLENT LATELY. WHAT'S YOUR SECRET?

I CREATED A MINDLESS REPLICA TO ATTEND MEETINGS.

HE HAS NO PERSONALITY WHATSOEVER.

WOW!

YOU LOOK TOTALLY REAL.

HEE HEE!

BURN, DUDE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Mindless Replica"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. His boss, Wally, enters the room and asks Dilbert if he has been doing well lately. Dilbert responds by asking what his secret is, to which Wally replies that he has created a mindless replica of himself to attend meetings, as he has no personality whatsoever.

The scene then cuts to a meeting where the replica is sitting at the table, looking completely uninterested. When asked to contribute to the discussion, the replica simply says "Hee hee, burn, dude." The other attendees are shocked by the replica's response, while Dilbert looks on with a mixture of amusement and annoyance.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of creating a mindless replica to do one's bidding, highlighting the absurdity of such a situation. It also touches on the theme of office politics and the ways in which people can be manipulated or used for their own gain.

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