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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 24th July 2010

Dilbert//7770, first published sixteen years ago on Saturday 24th July 2010


Tags

advice death ray invention evil coffee maker disservice success garbage man


Official transcript

Dilbert says, "My company wants to turn my invention into a death ray. How can I stop them from succeeding?"

Garbage man says, "There is one natural force that can stop any form of success. It goes by the name?"

Dilbert says, "Wally?"

Wally says, "How may I be of disservice?"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

MY COMPANY WANTS TO TURN MY INVENTION INTO A DEATH RAY. HOW CAN I STOP THEM FROM SUCCEEDING?

THERE IS ONE NATURAL FORCE THAT CAN STOP ANY FORM OF SUCCESS.

IT GOES BY THE NAME...

WALLY?

HOW MAY I BE OF DISSERVICE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Art of Disservice"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, as the main character.
  • In the first panel, Dilbert's boss asks him to come up with an invention that can turn his invention into a death ray.
  • Dilbert responds by saying that there is one natural force that can stop any form of success: it goes by the name of "diservice."
  • In the second panel, Dilbert is shown explaining his concept to his boss.
  • The third panel depicts Wally, a coworker, asking how Dilbert may be of disservice.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of innovation and the challenges of working in a corporate environment.

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