Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 2nd January 2006

Dilbert//6106, first published twenty years ago on Monday 2nd January 2006

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suggestions audience readers resist perl pressure unfunny comic connect to network email note from author

Official transcript

Note from the author "Approximately one gazillion people have suggested I draw a comic based on the following idea."

"As you will see, this idea is not funny. But I give it to you anyway because I can't resist peer pressure."

Unfunny Comic If you can't connect to the network, send a trouble report by e-mail. "Happy?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR APPROXIMATELY ONE GAZILLION PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED I DRAW A COMIC BASED ON THE FOLLOWING IDEA.

AS YOU WILL SEE, THIS IDEA IS NOT FUNNY. BUT I GIVE IT TO YOU ANY WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T RESIST PEER PRESSURE.

UNFUNNY COMIC IF YOU CAN'T CONNECT TO THE NETWORK, SEND A TROUBLE REPORT BY EMAIL.

HAPPY?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Trouble with Email"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2006, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green shirt and black pants, sitting at his desk. He is shown holding a piece of paper and looking puzzled. The strip consists of three panels, each with a different caption:

Panel 1:

• Dilbert is shown holding a piece of paper and looking puzzled.
• Caption: "Approximately one gazillion people have suggested I draw a comic based on the following idea."

Panel 2:

• Dilbert is shown holding a piece of paper and looking puzzled.
• Caption: "As you will see, this idea is not funny. But I give it to you anyway because I can't resist peer pressure."

Panel 3:

• Dilbert is shown holding a piece of paper and looking puzzled.
• Caption: "If you can't connect to the network, send a trouble report by e-mail. HAPPY?"

The comic strip is humorous because it pokes fun at the idea that people often suggest ridiculous or impractical ideas, and that sometimes it's better to just go along with them even if they're not funny. The punchline of the comic strip is that the idea of sending a trouble report by email is not funny, but Dilbert is forced to present it anyway due to peer pressure. The comic strip is a lighthearted commentary on the challenges of working in a corporate environment.

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