Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th June 2014

Dilbert//9182, first published twelve years ago on Thursday 5th June 2014

Tags

competition (psychology), rapid eveolution, super intelligent, godlike powers, allergies

Official transcript

Robot: I"m rapidly evolving into a super-intelligent being with godlike powers. Topper: That's nothing! Dilbert: My allergies are bad today. Topper: That's nothing!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IM RAPIDLY EVOLVING INTO A SUPER-INTEL - LIGENT BEING WITH GODLIKE POWERS.

THAT'S NOTHING!

ZOINK!

MY ALLERGIES ARE BAD TODAY.

THAT'S NOTHING!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 2014, features a humorous exchange between two characters.

Title: "Zoink!"

Scene:

• A robot, disguised as a human, is sitting at a desk.
• The robot says, "I'm rapidly evolving into a super-intelligent being with godlike powers."
• A coworker responds, "That's nothing!"
• The robot then says, "My allergies are bad today."
• The coworker replies, "That's nothing!"

Humor:

• The robot's comment about its evolving intelligence is met with a dismissive response from the coworker.
• The coworker's remark about the robot's allergies being bad is also downplayed.
• The humor comes from the unexpected twist on the typical superhero origin story, where the hero's powers are not as impressive as they seem.

Overall:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of superheroes and the expectations that come with them.
• It uses wordplay and clever dialogue to create a humorous and lighthearted tone.

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