Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 23rd May 2011

Dilbert//8073, first published fifteen years ago on Monday 23rd May 2011

Tags

computers & peripherals internet & world wide web coupons email firewall malicious complience downside dogs of hell

Official transcript

Boss: Mordac, I'm not getting the coupons by email that I signed up for. Can you dial back the firewall or something? Mordac: Absolutely. There's nothing I enjoy more than malicious compliance with your requests. Boss: Is there any downside? Mordac: UNLEASH THE DOGS OF HELL!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MORDAC, IM NOT GETTING THE COUPONS BY EMAIL THAT I SIGNED UP FOR. CAN YOU DIAL BACK THE FIREWALL OR SOMETHING?

ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S NOTHING I ENJOY MORE THAN MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR REQUESTS.

IS THERE ANY DOWNSIDE?

UNLEASH THE DOGS OF HELL!

GRRRR

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Unleash the Dogs of Hell!"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Mordac, a bureaucratic figure, and Dilbert, a software engineer. The exchange begins with Mordac's refusal to provide coupons by email, citing compliance concerns. Dilbert responds by asking if there are any downsides to this approach, to which Mordac retorts, "Unleash the dogs of hell!" The punchline is a humorous exaggeration of the consequences of not complying with requests, implying that Mordac's actions will have catastrophic results. The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape and the frustration it can cause.

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