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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 16th September 2013

Dilbert//8920, first published thirteen years ago on Monday 16th September 2013


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internet & world wide web surveillance government databases rest passwords case file face on pennies


Official transcript

Wally: I thought you were on the run for hacking the government's databases. Dilbert: I was. But they forgot to reset their passwords, so I deleted my case file and gave myself a tax break. Wally: Did you get me anything? Dilbert: You're the new face on pennies.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON THE RUN FOR HACKING THE GOVERNMENT'S DATABASES.

WAS.

BUT THEY FORGOT TO RESET THEIR PASSWORDS, SO I DELETED MY CASE FILE AND GAVE MYSELF A TAX BREAK.

DID YOU GET ME ANYTHING?

YOU'RE THE NEW FACE ON PENNIES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Tax Break"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, standing in front of a green background. The conversation begins with a coworker asking Dilbert if he was on the run for hacking the government's databases. Dilbert responds that he was not, but then reveals that he had forgotten to reset his passwords, which led to him deleting his case file and giving himself a tax break. The coworker is shocked by this revelation and asks if Dilbert got anything else. Dilbert responds by saying that he is the new face on pennies, implying that he has been replaced by a new design.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert's coworker asks if he was on the run for hacking the government's databases.
  • Dilbert reveals that he forgot to reset his passwords, which led to him deleting his case file and giving himself a tax break.
  • The coworker is shocked by this revelation and asks if Dilbert got anything else.
  • Dilbert responds by saying that he is the new face on pennies, implying that he has been replaced by a new design.

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