Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th October 2016

Dilbert//10060, first published ten years ago on Sunday 30th October 2016

Tags

hypothetical, worst-case scenario, pessimism, nightmare

Official transcript

Boss: What's the worst-case scenario? Dilbert: A rogue nation could insert a cyberweapon on our software. The virus could destroy all technology on Earth. Lacking the means to communicate over great distances, single people would only be able to marry people who lived nearby. I could end up marrying your daughter. That would make you my father-in-law and my boss. That nightmare would cause me to denounce humankind and go live in a park, naked, with a family of squirrels. When winter came, I would be forced to strangle the squirrels, one by one, to make myself a coat. I can't tan leather, so that would be a senseless tragedy. Boss: Let's try to avoid that.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT'S THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO?

A ROGUE NATION COULD INSERT A CYBERWEAPON IN OUR SOFTWARE.

THE VIRUS COULD DETOEY ON EARTH NOLOGY ON EARTH.

LACKING THE MEANS TO COMMUNICATE OVER GREAT DISTANCES, SINGLE PEOPLE WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO MARRY PEOPLE WHO LIVED NEARBY.

I COULD END UP MARRYING YOUR DAUGHTER. THAT WOULD MAKE YOU MY FATHER-IN - LAW AND MY BOSS.

THAT NIGHTMARE WOULD CAUSE ME TO DENOUNCE HUMANKIND AND GO LIVE IN THE PARK, NAKED, WITH A FAMILY OF SQUIRRELS.

WHEN WINTER CAME, I WOULD BE FORCED TO STRANGLE THE SQUIRRELS, ONE BY ONE, TO MAKE MYSELF A COAT.

I CAN'T TAN LEATHER, SO THAT WOULD BE A SENSELESS TRAGEDY.

LET'S TRY TO AVOID THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Rogue Nation's Cyberweapon: A Dilbert Comic Strip"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in [insert publication], features Dilbert and his boss, the Pointy-Haired Boss (PHB), discussing a hypothetical scenario where a rogue nation could insert a cyberweapon into their software. The conversation begins with Dilbert asking what the worst-case scenario would be if such a weapon were to be introduced.

PHB responds by stating that the virus could destroy all technology on Earth, leading to a catastrophic collapse of society. Dilbert then asks if he could end up marrying his daughter, which would make him her father-in-law and her boss. PHB agrees, but notes that this would be a senseless tragedy.

The conversation continues with Dilbert imagining a world where humans are forced to live in the park, naked, with a family of squirrels. He jokes that he would be forced to make himself a coat, but PHB cuts him off, saying that he can't tan leather, so that would be a senseless tragedy.

The comic strip ends with Dilbert trying to avoid the situation by saying that he can't tan leather, so it would be a senseless tragedy. The overall tone of the comic strip is humorous, with Dilbert's witty remarks and PHB's deadpan reactions creating a comedic exchange.

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