Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th September 2007

Dilbert//6742, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 30th September 2007

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carpet fishing devised a game computer string randomly picks location hooked fish marlin salmon killing time technology

Official transcript

"What are you doing?"

"Carpet fishing."

"It's a sport I invented."

"I divided the carpet in my cubicle into a numbered grid."

"Then I wrote a computer program that randomly picks a carpet location and a type of fish about once an hour."

"If it picks the carpet location where I happen to be dangling this string, it means I hooked a fish."

"Yesterday I caught a marlin."

"Did you come here for some reason other than to spoil the salmon run?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CARPET FISHING.

IT'S A SPORT I INVENTED.

I DIVIDED THE CARPET IN MY CUBICLE INTO A NUMBERED GRID.

THEN I WROTE A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT RANDOMLY PICKS A CARPET LOCATION AND A TYPE OF FISH ABOUT ONCE AN HOUR.

IF IT PICKS THE CARPET LOCATION WHERE I HAPPEN TO BE DANGLING THIS STRING, IT MEANS I HOOKED A FISH.

YESTERDAY I CAUGHT A MARLIN.

DID YOU COME HERE FOR SOME REASON OTHER THAN TO SPOIL THE SALMON RUN?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Great Carpet Fishing Debate"

Summary:

In this comic strip, Dilbert is engaged in a heated discussion with his coworker about carpet fishing. The coworker, who is an avid fisherman, is convinced that carpet fishing is a legitimate sport. Dilbert, on the other hand, is skeptical and challenges the coworker to explain the rules of the game.

The coworker explains that carpet fishing involves using a fishing rod to catch fish that have been hooked on the carpet in the cubicle. He claims that it's a sport that requires skill and strategy, and that he has been practicing it for years.

Dilbert is unimpressed and points out that the only fish caught are marlins, which are not typically found in carpets. The coworker responds by saying that he has caught a salmon, but Dilbert remains unconvinced.

The comic strip ends with Dilbert asking the coworker if he has ever caught a fish other than a marlin or a salmon, to which the coworker replies that he has caught a type of fish that he doesn't know the name of.

Key Points:

• Dilbert and his coworker are engaged in a debate about the legitimacy of carpet fishing as a sport.
• The coworker claims that carpet fishing requires skill and strategy, but Dilbert is skeptical.
• The coworker has caught a marlin and a salmon, but Dilbert remains unconvinced.
• The comic strip ends with the coworker admitting that he has caught a type of fish that he doesn't know the name of.

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