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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 26th June 2015

Dilbert//9568, first published 11 years ago on Friday 26th June 2015

Government Wants To Kill Dilbert


Tags

cyber attack, technology, hacker, hacking, government, spying, surveillance, privacy, hiding, hiding out


Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Dilbert Goes off the Grid

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THE APP YOU WROTE IN YOUR SPARE TIME STOPPED THE WORST CYBER ATTACK OUR NATION HAS SEEN THE PRESIDENT HAS AUTHORIZED ME TO KILL YOU AND STEAL THE APP SO NO OTHER COUNTRY CAN GET IT.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL NEVER FIND ME!

WE CHIPPED YOU DURING YOUR COLON- OSCOPY.

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AI Analysis

The title of this 'Dilbert' comic strip is "The President Has Authorized Me to Kill You and Steal the App So No Other Country Can Get It."

This comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and a government official. Dilbert's app has been compromised by a cyber attack, and the government official has been authorized to take drastic measures to prevent the app from falling into the wrong hands.

The Conversation

  • Dilbert: The app you wrote in your spare time stopped the worst cyber attack our nation has seen.
  • Government Official: The President has authorized me to kill you and steal the app so no other country can get it.
  • Dilbert: The government will never find me!

The Punchline

The humor in this comic strip comes from the absurdity of the situation. The government official's threat to kill Dilbert and steal his app is an extreme measure, and Dilbert's response of "the government will never find me!" is a clever play on the idea that the government is trying to track him down.

The Satire

Overall, this comic strip satirizes the government's overreach and the absurdity of the situation. It pokes fun at the idea that the government would go to such extremes to protect national security, and highlights the importance of protecting individual privacy and autonomy.

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