Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th May 2006

Dilbert//6242, first published twenty years ago on Thursday 18th May 2006

Official transcript

My space defense shield detects an incoming threat. I am launching intercept rockets. "Apparently the boys at Google used a death ray to blast the international space station out of orbit and toward our house."

"Why do you have a space defense shield?"

"Doesn't that seem like a stupid question now?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY SPACE DEFENSE SHIELD DETECTS AN INCOMING THREAT. I AM LAUNCHING INTERCEPT ROCKETS.

APPARENTLY THE BOYS AT GOOGLE USED A DEATH RAY TO BLAST THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION OUT OF ORBIT AND TOWARD OUR HOUSE.

WHY DO YOU HAVE A SPACE DEFENSE SHIELD?

DOESN'T THAT SEEM LIKE A STUPID QUESTION NOW?

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