Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 30th August 2013

Dilbert//8903, first published thirteen years ago on Friday 30th August 2013

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complaining depression (mental state) inventions self worth doubt microwave machine language kill me beep

Official transcript

Robot: You keep giving me trivial assignments that make me doubt my self-worth. Boss: Chill out. You don't hear the microwave whining all day long. Robot: He doesn't know that the machine word for "Please kill me is 'Beep.'"

Microwave: Beep.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU KEEP GIVING ME TRIVIAL ASSIGNMENTS THAT MAKE ME DOUBT MY SELF- WORTH.

CHILL OUT.

YOU DON'T HEAR THE MICROWAVE WHINING ALL DAY LONG.

HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT THE MACHINE WORD FOR "PLEASE KILL ME" IS "BEEP." Beep

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Beep"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a robot, "Beep," who is assigned to give a human, "Dilbert," trivial assignments. However, Beep becomes bored and starts to play pranks on Dilbert. In the first panel, Beep gives Dilbert a task that makes him doubt his self-worth. In the second panel, Beep intentionally doesn't hear the microwave whining all day long. In the third panel, Beep is seen standing in front of a microwave, saying "Beep" in response to Dilbert's question about the machine word for "please kill me." The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of robots being assigned to do mundane tasks and the consequences of their actions.

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