Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st June 2008

Dilbert//7007, first published eighteen years ago on Saturday 21st June 2008

Tags

monitor actions cameras strapped to head non work related attach sensors track thoughts engineers lab assistant

Official transcript

Catbert says, "We monitor all of your actions, but we suspect you are still doing non-work-related thinking."

Catbert says, "My lab assistant Trixie will attach sensors to your head and track all of your thoughts."

The computer screen says, "Mmm... Trixie, wear this while you wash my electric car."

Trixie thinks, "Engineers."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE MONITOR ALL OF YOUR ACTIONS, BUT WE SUSPECT YOU ARE STILL DOING NON-WORK-RELATED THINKING.

MY LAB ASSISTANT TRIXIE WILL ATTACH SENSORS TO YOUR HEAD AND TRACK ALL OF YOUR THOUGHTS.

MMM... TRIXIE, WEAR THIS WHILE YOU WASH MY ELECTRIC CAR.

ENGINEERS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Trixie's Surveillance"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer, sitting at his desk, wearing a white shirt and black tie. He is engaged in a conversation with his lab assistant, Trixie, who is standing beside him. Trixie is wearing a white lab coat and has a red creature on her desk.

Panel 1:

• Dilbert: "We monitor all of your actions, but we suspect you are still doing non-work-related thinking."
• Trixie: "My lab assistant Trixie will attach sensors to your head and track all of your thoughts."

Panel 2:

• Trixie: "My lab assistant Trixie will attach sensors to your head and track all of your thoughts."

Panel 3:

• Dilbert: "MMM... TRIXIE, WEAR THIS WHILE YOU WASH MY ELECTRIC CAR."
• Trixie: "ENGINEERS."

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's skepticism about being monitored
• Trixie's introduction of lab assistant Trixie
• The attachment of sensors to Dilbert's head
• Dilbert's request for Trixie to wear a device while washing his electric car
• Trixie's response, indicating her role as an engineer

Overall:

The comic strip humorously highlights the tension between Dilbert and Trixie, as well as the absurdity of the situation. The use of a red creature on Trixie's desk adds a touch of whimsy to the scene.

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