Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 29th December 2010

Dilbert//7928, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 29th December 2010

Tags

avoid ansering emails unhelpful moron poorly designed robot terminate ecompnay robot

Official transcript

Alice says, "I've noticed that whenever I ask you a specific question by email, you avoid answering it."

Alice says, "You're either an unhelpful moron or a poorly designed robot sent from the future to terminate our company."

Dilbert says, "How did you know it was a robot?"

Alice says, "I didn't."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER I ASK YOU A SPECIFIC QUESTION BY EMAIL, YOU AVOID ANSWERING IT.

YOU'RE EITHER AN UNHELPFUL MORON OR A POORLY DESIGNED ROBOT SENT FROM THE FUTURE TO TERMINATE OUR COMPANY.

HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WAS A ROBOT?

I DIDN'T.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Terminator Talk"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a boss and an employee. The employee asks the boss to avoid answering a specific question by email, but the boss is puzzled by the request. The employee explains that they are either an unhelpful moron or a poorly designed robot sent from the future to terminate the company. The boss is confused and asks how the employee knew it was a robot, to which the employee responds, "I didn't." The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the employee's clever response.

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