Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 12th July 2003

Dilbert//5201, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 12th July 2003

Tags

email spam blocker outgoing messages software worthless sentient being only hope demoralize to death calendar engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert approaches The Boss and says, "Our e-mail spam blocker is stopping all incoming and outgoing messages."

Dilbert continues, "Apparently the software decided that everything we do is a bunch of worthless #$!&O."

Dilbert continues, "I fear that it's becoming a sentient being. Our only hope is for you to demoralize it to death."

The Boss replies, "Tell it to get on my calendar."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR EMAIL SPAM BLOCKER IS STOPPING ALL INCOMING AND OUTGOING MESSAGES.

APPARENTLY THE SOFTWARE DECIDED THAT EVERYTHING WE DO IS A BUNCH OF WORTHLESS #$!: I FEAR THAT IT'S BECOMING A SENTIENT BEING. OUR ONLY HOPE IS FOR YOU TO DEMORALIZE IT TO DEATH.

TELL IT TO GET ON MY CALENDAR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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