Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th December 2016

Dilbert//10103, first published ten years ago on Monday 12th December 2016

Cartoonist Says Something Bad On Social Media Real

Tags

engineers, sociopath, pathology, hit man, murder, killing, morals, emotions

Official transcript

CEO: The famous cartoonist we hired to be our spokesperson said something bad on social media. Boss: Oh no. How bad is it? CEO: Our board voted to kill him. Do you know any sociopaths? Boss: I'm head of Engineering. CEO: Good point. Pick any one of them.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE FAMOUS CARTOONIST WE HIRED TO BE OUR SPOKESPERSON SAID SOMETHING BAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

OH NO.

HOW BAD IS IT?

OUR BOARD VOTED TO KILL HIM.

DO YOU KNOW ANY SOCIOPATHS?

IM THE HEAD OF ENGINEERING.

GOOD POINT.

PICK ANY ONE OF THEM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Head of Engineering"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in Dilbert, revolves around a conversation between the cartoonist and the head of engineering. The head of engineering is hired as a spokesperson to address a negative comment on social media, which he attributes to a "socio-path". He is then asked if he knows any socio-paths, and he responds by pointing to the cartoonist, implying that the cartoonist is the one responsible for the negative comment. The cartoonist is shocked and offended by this accusation, highlighting the absurdity of the situation. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that a person can be held responsible for the actions of others, and the ridiculousness of the head of engineering's attempt to deflect blame.

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